(as) pure as the driven snow

(as) pure as the driven snow
   чиcтый, нeпopoчный
    My relations with Mrs Aisgill are pure as the driven snow (J. Braine). Of course he'd convinced himself that his attachment to you was as pure as the driven snow (C. MacCullough)

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  • pure as the driven snow — phrase completely pure, often used for suggesting the opposite I hardly think she was as pure as the driven snow. Thesaurus: morally good or correctsynonym Main entry: pure …   Useful english dictionary

  • pure as the driven snow — completely pure, often used for suggesting the opposite I hardly think she was as pure as the driven snow …   English dictionary

  • be as pure as the driven snow — to be morally good. How dare he criticize me for having an affair? He s not exactly as pure as the driven snow himself …   New idioms dictionary

  • as pure as the driven snow — as clean, pure, etc. as the driven ˈsnow f9 idiom extremely clean, pure, etc. Main entry: ↑snowidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • pure as the driven snow — adjective extremely pure; totally pure (typically pure in the sense of virtuous ). , Georgian …   Wiktionary

  • as pure as the driven snow — Meaning Origin Shakespearian, although it doesn t appear in that form in any of his writing. Shakespeare used snow as a symbol for purity and whiteness in several plays. In The Winter s Tale Autolycus: Lawn as white as driven snow. In Macbeth… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • as clean as the driven snow — as clean, pure, etc. as the driven ˈsnow f9 idiom extremely clean, pure, etc. Main entry: ↑snowidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • pure — W3S3 [pjuə US pjur] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not mixed)¦ 2¦(complete)¦ 3¦(clean)¦ 4 pure and simple 5¦(morally good)¦ 6¦(colour or sound)¦ 7¦(typical)¦ 8¦(breed/race)¦ 9¦(art or study)¦ 10 pure science/maths etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pure — [ pjur ] adjective *** 1. ) usually before noun a pure substance or material has nothing mixed with it that might spoil its quality or effect: pure gold/alcohol ─ opposite IMPURE a ) a pure sound, color, light, etc. is very clear and beautiful:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clean, pollution free; chaste, sinless, immaculate; genuine, sincere; sheer, simple. See purity, virtue, innocence, cleanness, simpleness.Ant., impure, polluted. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not… …   English dictionary for students

  • pure — adjective 1 NOT MIXED not mixed with anything else: Is this sweater made of pure wool? | The cocaine was 95% pure. | The purest form of the southern accent can be heard in Tennessee. 2 pure chance/greed/hell etc complete chance etc: By pure… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English


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