in black and white
idiom
1
: in written or printed form
I want to see it in black and white.
2
: in a way that involves a simple choice between two opposite things (such as good and bad or right and wrong)
She sees everything in black and white.
3
: using equipment that produces only black-and-white pictures
a movie filmed in black and white.
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Fortunately for anyone in black and white, things look much better at the other end of the field.
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Adam Digby, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The duo coordinated in black and white while on a date night at at Italian spot Ambra.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Movies in black and white and stories from Bob Costas get old after awhile.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Our two-party political system puts us on a mental track of seeing things in black and white, as part of an either/or paradigm.
—Teresa Hopke, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Adam Digby, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
The duo coordinated in black and white while on a date night at at Italian spot Ambra.
—Jackie Fields, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Movies in black and white and stories from Bob Costas get old after awhile.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Our two-party political system puts us on a mental track of seeing things in black and white, as part of an either/or paradigm.
—Teresa Hopke, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“In black and white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20black%20and%20white. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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