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English Idioms :: whistle
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whistle.html - See: BLOW THE WHISTLE ON, WET ONE'S WHISTLE. |
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English Idioms :: whistle a different tune
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whistle.html - See: SING A DIFFERENT TUNE. |
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English Idioms :: whistle for
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whistle.html - {v.}, {informal} To try to get (something) but fail; look for (something) that will not come. * /Mary didn't even thank us for helping her, so the next time she needs help she can whistle for it./ |
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English Idioms :: whistle in the dark
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whistle.html - {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to stay brave and forget your fear. * /Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark./ (From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary place to keep up their courage.) |
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English Idioms :: whistle-stop
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whistle.html - {n.} A small town where the trains only stop on a special signal. * /President Truman made excellent use of the whistle-stop during his 1948 campaign for the presidency./ |
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New English :: whistle
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whistle.html - (Science and Technology) see bells and whistles |
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