"As black as the ace of spades" nghĩa là gì?

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"As black as the ace of spades" = đen như con át bích -> nghĩa là đen ngòm, đen thui, không có chút màu sắc/ánh sáng nào.

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Yes, when the roses reach full bloom (nở), a richer, wine-colored red starts to show through in the rose's petals (cánh hoa), but as buds, they are as black as the ace of spades. What gives these roses their unique color and distinct smell is the soil itself.

Sparse interior (nội thất) is as black as the ace of spades and packed with top-shelf race hardware as far as the eye can see.

Last week I stopped to help a casual rider rehook his chain and saw the state of his hands. He’d been trying for 15 minutes because it was stuck (kẹt) behind the dinner plate. Can I say that his hands were as black as the ace of spades without either offending (xúc phạm) anyone nor implying that he was black himself? (He wasn’t).

Sherman Beck recalled spending a long day hauling corn and wheat to Bird's Mill from across the river in North Chattanooga. He said, "We would finally reach the mill about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Old Harry, the miller (chủ cối xay), who was as black as the ace of spades but had a heart as white as the driven snow, would meet us and help us unload the wagon. 

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