whistle

bells and whistles: seebell.

blow the whistle on bring an illicit or disreputable activity to an end by informing on the person responsible. informal

☞ This idiom comes from football, in which the referee blows a whistle to indicate that a player has broken the rules. Those who inform on others engaged in an illicit activity are now referred to as whistle-blowers.

clean as a whistle: seeclean.

wet your whistle: seewet.

whistle Dixie: seeDixie.

whistle in the dark pretend to be confident or unafraid.

2012New York Times Western talk of success in building up the Afghan state seems little more than whistling in the dark.

whistle in the wind try unsuccessfully to influence something that cannot be changed.

whistle something down the wind let something go; abandon something.

☞ This phrase comes from falconry. It originally referred to the action of letting a trained hawk loose by casting it off with the wind instead of against the wind in pursuit of prey.

词组	whistle
释义	whistle bells and whistles: seebell. blow the whistle on bring an illicit or disreputable activity to an end by informing on the person responsible. informal ☞ This idiom comes from football, in which the referee blows a whistle to indicate that a player has broken the rules. Those who inform on others engaged in an illicit activity are now referred to as whistle-blowers. clean as a whistle: seeclean. wet your whistle: seewet. whistle Dixie: seeDixie. whistle in the dark pretend to be confident or unafraid. 2012New York Times Western talk of success in building up the Afghan state seems little more than whistling in the dark. whistle in the wind try unsuccessfully to influence something that cannot be changed. whistle something down the wind let something go; abandon something. ☞ This phrase comes from falconry. It originally referred to the action of letting a trained hawk loose by casting it off with the wind instead of against the wind in pursuit of prey.
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