blanc comme neige

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “white as snow”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɑ̃ kɔm nɛʒ/ === Adjective === blanc comme neige (feminine blanche comme neige, masculine plural blancs comme neige, feminine plural blanches comme neige) (simile, figuratively) Beyond moral reproach; squeaky clean; clean as a whistle; pure as the driven snow ==== Usage notes ==== Always used figuratively; as such, a false friend of white as snow. ==== See also ==== innocent comme l'agneau qui vient de naître blanc comme un linge