whistle

  • 121whistle-drunk — whisˈtle drunk or whisˈtled drunk adjective (obsolete) Too drunk to whistle • • • Main Entry: ↑whistle …

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  • 122whistle for — {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./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 123whistle-stop — {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./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 124whistle for — {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./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 125whistle-stop — {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./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 126whistle Dixie — Dixie Dix ie (d[i^]ks [y^]), prop. n. 1. A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States, esp. during the Civil War. [U.S.] Syn: Dixieland, Dixie Land, the Confederacy, Confederate States of America, the South. Syn: . [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 127whistle-blowing — noun see whistle blower …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 128Whistle stop train tour — A whistlestop or whistlestop tour is a style of political campaigning where the politician makes a series of brief appearances or speeches at a number of small towns over a short period of time. Originally, whistlestops were conducted from the… …

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