1、white elephant （白色大象）指贵但没用的东西；摆设
This new furniture is absolutely an expensive white elephant.
这个新家具就是个很贵的摆设。
2、hang out the white flag （挂白旗）认输、投降
The besieged city at length hung out the white flag.
这个被围住的城市总算挂白旗投降了。
3、white lie 善意的谎言
When Helen asked me if I liked her dress, I told her a white lie so she wouldn't feel bad.
Helen问我喜不喜欢她的裙子时，为了让她不难过，我对她说了个善意的谎言。
4、white war 不流*的战争，一般指“经济竞争”
What we face is the white war today。
如今我们面对的是没有硝烟的战争。
5、white night 不眠之夜
He spent a white night.
他一晚上没睡。
6、white coffee 牛奶咖啡
Wayne has a large White coffee in front of him.
Wayne面前有一大杯牛奶咖啡。
7、a very white man 很忠实可靠的人
Mr. Brown is a very white man.
布朗先生非常忠实可靠。
8、bleed someone white 榨干某人的钱财
The tax man is trying to bleed me white.
税务人员想榨干我的钱财。
9、white hope 预期可大获成功的人物
He was once the great white hope of British boxing.
他曾经是英国拳击的希望所在。