Black...White
To swear black is white. To persist in an obvious untruth. The
French locution, Si vous lui dites blanc, il répondra noir,
means, He will contradict what you say point blank.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Black White from Fact Monster:
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