black and white

Showing pictures only in black, white and grey, without colour.

• My grandparents had an old black-and-white television.
  Büyükanne ve büyükbabamın eski, siyah beyaz bir televizyonu vardı.
• She loves watching old black-and-white films.
  Eski siyah beyaz filmleri izlemeye bayılır.

In black and white: written down, so that it is clear and official.

• The contract was all in black and white.
  Sözleşmedeki her şey yazılıydı.
• I prefer to have things in black and white.
  İşlerin yazılı olmasını tercih ederim.

Seeing things simply as right or wrong, with no middle position.

• Life is rarely as black and white as people think.
  Hayat nadiren insanların sandığı kadar kesin çizgilidir.
• He sees every problem in black and white.
  Her soruna ya siyah ya beyaz diye bakar.