White as lily, lily white

[Rich7]

Test No. incompl/inter-2 "Like a red rag", question 7

In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily ..........

(a) red
(b) blue
(c) white
(d) green

Test No. incompl/inter-2 "Like a red rag", answer 7

In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily white.

Correct answer: (c) white

Your answer was: incorrect
In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily green.
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lilly white? why?
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I should have been born in the USA.
I've got this thing about America.

[Torsten]

Well, white is supposed to be the colour of innocence and if you are lily white (or lily-white), you are white as a lily which means you are beyond reproach, you are blameless.
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Test Of English for International Communication
TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary

[Yo]

white is the color of purity and innocence. Thats why brides dresses are white

[Nathalie]

What means lily ?

[Alan]

Hi Nathalie,

What does lily mean?

A lily is a delicate flower, often white but in other pale colours too.

Look up lily on GOOGLE under images.

Alan
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English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Everything in the Garden is lovely

[Anhtamct]

Lily flower is spelled Ly in Vietnamese.