English / idiom
As White as a Ghost
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Extremely pale as a consequence of terror, peril, or panic.
In context
01
The night guard emerged as white as a ghost after narrowly avoiding an electrical explosion in the basement.
02
Hearing the siren wail without warning left the new recruits looking as white as a ghost.
Synonyms
pallid,drained of color,terrified
Antonyms
ruddy,beaming,composed
Collocations
turn as white as a ghost,look as white as a ghost,pale as white as a ghost