black as a crow

((as) black as a crow (тж. as a crow's wing, as a raven, as a raven's wing, as coal, as ebony, as ink, as jet, as my hat, as night, as soot, as the ace of spades, as your boots или hat))

≈ чёрный как сажа, чёрный как вороново крыло, как смоль, как уголь [as the ace of spades первонач. амер.]; см. тж. black as hades и black as hell

When at last they came down the long road into Whortley, the silent trees were black as ink. (H. G. Wells, ‘Love and Mr. Lewisham’, ch. VI) — Когда наконец после долгого пути они подошли к Уортли, деревья уже сливались с темнотой ночи.

I thought I'd never get my feet cleans; they were as black as ink. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. III) — Мои ноги были черные от грязи. Я думал, что никогда их не отмою.

The bird was as black as night. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Mines of Alabaster’, ch. 1) — Баклан был черный-пречерный.