in black and white

Kahulugan

written down, so it is official

Nakasulat kaya opisyal.

Mga halimbawa

1. 1I won’t believe the pay rise until I see it in black and white.
2. 2The landlord promised to fix the boiler, so I asked him to put it in black and white.
3. 3Get the refund promise in black and white, because phone calls are easy to forget.
4. 4It’s there in black and white in your contract: twenty-five days’ holiday a year.
5. 5Why didn’t anyone put the new rules in black and white before the school trip?

Grammar

Hindi nagbabago ang parirala, at nakapirmi ang ayos: nauuna ang black. Madalas itong ginagamit pagkatapos ng put something, see something o be there.