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like white on rice

like white on rice prepositional phrase: in very close proximity; following closely.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (simile) In very close proximity; following closely.
    • Now you're the finest girl I ever saw in my life / I want to stick to you like white on rice1975, “Baby Get It On”, performed by Ike & Tina Turner

Questions about like white on rice

What does like white on rice mean?
Like white on rice means in very close proximity; following closely.
What part of speech is like white on rice?
Like white on rice is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like white on rice in the dictionary

  1. like turkeys voting for Christmas
  2. like two peas in a pod
  3. like unto
  4. like water
  5. like water off a duck's back
  6. like white on rice
  7. like whiteheads
  8. like winkin
  9. like winking
  10. like you can talk
  11. like-cultured

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