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There are lots of idiomatic expressions, below is a sample of an idiom using color specifically the white color.  First shown is the idiom followed by its meaning then an example sentence. 

 as white as a ghost

- very pale because of fear/shock/illness

My sister became as white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window.

as white as a sheet

- very pale

I felt terrible this morning and in the mirror I looked as white as a sheet.

as white as the driven snow

- very white

The fur on the dog was as white as the driven snow.

black and white

- either good or bad, either one way or the other way but not in between

Our boss sees everything in black and white although he knows this is impossible.

carte blanche

- the freedom or permission to do what you want (blanche/blanc means white in French)

The new manager was given carte blanche to change the policies in her department.

in black and white

- in writing, officially

I put down my complaint in black and white.

put (something) down in black and white

- to write the details of a contract or something on paper

I asked the buyer to put the offer to buy my car down in black and white.

raise/wave a white flag

- to indicate that you have been defeated and you want to give up

The soldiers raised a white flag and gave themselves up to the enemy.

white elephant

- a useless possession (that often costs money to maintain)

The new airport is a white elephant and nobody wants to use it.

white lie

- a harmless or small lie told to be polite or to avoid hurting someone's feelings

I told my supervisor a white lie yesterday and said that I was sick when actually I was not.

white sale

- the selling of towels or sheets at a reduced price

We went to the white sale at the department store to buy some new sheets.

white-tie event/affair

- an event that requires guests to wear formal dress such as men wearing white bow ties with formal evening dress

I attended a white-tie dinner in honor of the president of our university.

whitewash (something)

- to cover up or gloss over faults/errors/wrongdoing

The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal about the illegal money.

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