in black and white

in black and white
*in black and white
Fig. [of an agreement, contract, or statement] official, in writing or printing. (*Typically: be\in black and white; get something \in black and white.) •

I have it in black and white that I'm entitled to three weeks of vacation each year.

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See: BLACK AND WHITE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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