slick as a whistle
(as) slick as a whistle
1. adjective Quick, smooth, skillful, or easy, as in manner or movement. My new scooter is slick as a whistle in traffic.
2. adverb In a quick, smooth, easy manner; quickly, skillfully, and neatly. Once she got into a rhythm, she had that wall built slick as a whistle. You should hear him on the phone, convincing clients as slick as a whistle to invest huge sums of money.
See also: slick, whistle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*slick as a whistle
quickly and cleanly; quickly and skillfully. (*Also: as ~.) Tom took a broom and a mop and cleaned the place up as slick as a whistle. slick as a whistle, Sally pulled off the bandage.
See also: slick, whistle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
slick as a whistle
Very-smooth and neat; also, smoothly, quickly, easily. For example, That salesman is as slick as a whistle, or The fence post went in place slick as a whistle. The allusion in this simile, first recorded in 1830, is not totally clear, but presumably it refers either to the ease of producing a whistle or to its clear tone.
See also: slick, whistle
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- (as) slick as a whistle
- slick
- as easy as taking candy from a baby
- as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
- easy peasy
- easy to come by
- be (as) easy as one-two-three
- easy game
- an easy berth
- easy meat