Of the blackest dye In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "of the blackest dye", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Regina Tuyen Le calendar 2021-11-14 12:11

Meaning of Of the blackest dye

Synonyms:

of the deepest dye

Of the blackest dye idiom informal

To the greatest extent or degree; of the most severe or the worst degree.

Murder is considered a crime of the blackest dye.

He is really a criminal of the blackest dye, and he deserves the death sentence for what he did to his parents.

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