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lightning chessA form of chess in which each player must move much faster than normal. Time is controlled by a clock or a buzzer. If a player fails to make the time control he or she forfeits the game. Also known as speed chess.Rate it:

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lightning fastExtremely fastRate it:

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lightning never strikes twice in the same placeA lucky or unusual event is unlikely to occur again in the same way.Rate it:

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quick as lightningis very quickRate it:

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lightning in a bottleStored electricity, as in a capacitor.Rate it:

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lightning in a bottleEphemeral state or atmosphere, as at startup company or artistic group.Rate it:

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faster than lightningMoving very fast.Rate it:

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lightning fastExtremely quicklyRate it:

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lightning in a bottleA difficult or challenging feat, particularly to attempt such a feat.Rate it:

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lightning in a bottleGreat, unlikely, fleeting success, particularly entrepreneurial or media.Rate it:

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lightning-quickIncredibly fastRate it:

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lightning-quickIncredibly fast.Rate it:

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black and whiteA type of giant cookie with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.Rate it:

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black and whiteA police patrol car.Rate it:

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white trashA poorly educated white person with low moral and social standards and low social status.Rate it:

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white whaleA goal/object which one seeks obsessivelyRate it:

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white holeA theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.Rate it:

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White ElephantA useless object, an expensive but useless possessionRate it:

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white sheepUsed other than as an idiom: see white, sheep.Rate it:

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white magicMagic derived from good or benign forces, as distinct from evil or malevolent forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing good or giving aid.Rate it:

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in black and whiteHaving it displayed using shades of gray/gray rather than colour/color .Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparable; in very close proximity; following closely.Rate it:

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white elephantAn ornament etc that is unwanted or is a financial burden; an unprofitable investment.Rate it:

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white lieA deliberate, untrue statement which does no harm or is intended to produce a favorable result.Rate it:

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white saviorAn embedded reflex by those from unquestioned privilege to outline the solution to Black social struggles and systemic racism.Rate it:

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in black and whiteExplicitly, in writing, clearly and without doubt or misunderstanding, without any grey areas.Rate it:

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white on riceA descriptive analogy of closeness. See like white on rice.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.Rate it:

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white coat hypertensionElevated blood pressure measured by a medical practitioner and deemed to result from the patient's emotional response to the medical environment.Rate it:

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black and whiteThe police, a police officer.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteAlternative form of black and whiteRate it:

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white elephantAn albino elephant.Rate it:

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white manA Caucasian man; a European.Rate it:

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white spiritsolventRate it:

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"only those who dream in color can change a black and white world."DreamRate it:

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as white as a sheetVery neat and cleanRate it:

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black-and-whiteClassifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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black-and-whiteOf art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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egg whitealbumenRate it:

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free, white, and twenty-onebeholden to no one; master of one's own destiny.Rate it:

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in black and whiteUsing shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.Rate it:

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like white on riceInseparably; in very close proximity.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo yield, give up, or quit.Rate it:

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white as a sheetVery white or pale, as if suffering from shock.Rate it:

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white as driven snowextremely white; totally white (of a color).Rate it:

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white as snowVery white.Rate it:

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white elephantSomething you have but uselessRate it:

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white goodsfridges, washing machines, etcRate it:

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white hatA white hat hacker.Rate it:

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