dark as Egypt

English

Etymology

Referencing the ninth plague (Exodus 10:21-23). Cf. Egyptian darkness.

Adjective

dark as Egypt (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Extremely dark.
    • 1869, Louisa May Alcott, Little Women:
      "I'll go."
      "No, indeed; it's past ten, and dark as Egypt. […]"
    • 1937, Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon:
      The place was dark as Egypt, but she struck a match, and breathed again.
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