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'wisl 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) plystre2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) plystre, fløyte, pipe3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvine, pipe4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) ule, pipe2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) plystring; fløyting, pip(ing)2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fløyte3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) fløytefløyte--------plystreIsubst. \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystring2) (signal)fløyte, pipe3) hvisling, piping, susing4) trilling, kvitring, synging5) fløyting, fløyt6) (britisk, slang) dressblow the whistle on ( slang) sette en stopper for, avblåseregjeringen satte en stopper for prosjektet sladre på, angislå alarm om(as) clean as a whistle meget ren ( slang) rensket (for bevis)wet one's whistle ( hverdagslig) fukte strupenworth the whistle verdt litt besvær, umaken verdtIIverb \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystre2) fløyte, blåse (i fløyte)3) pipe, suse, hvisle4) kvitre, slå triller, synge5) (slang, seksuelt) suge, sokke, ha munnsex medlet somebody go whistle ( hverdagslig) be noen dra til helsikewhistle away ( overført) blåse i, gi blaffen iwhistle back plystre på, plystre tilbakewhistle down the wind tale for døve ører svikte, ikke bry seg omwhistle for plystre på, plystre etter ( hverdagslig) se langt etter, vente forgjeves på, bare glemme, skyte en hvit pinn etterwhistle for a wind (in a calm) (sjøfart, hverdagslig) vente på vindwhistle in the dark forsøke å spille modigwhistle in the wind plystre i motvindwhistle off ( overført) blåse iwhistle one's way plystre hele veien, gå i fred og rowhistle to plystre på
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whistle in the dark — {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… … Dictionary of American idioms
whistle in the dark — {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… … Dictionary of American idioms
whistle in the dark — ► whistle in the dark pretend to be unafraid. Main Entry: ↑whistle … English terms dictionary
whistle in the dark — phrasal : to keep up one s courage by or as if by whistling a series of optimistic statements and much whistling in the dark Rupert Emerson * * * whistle in the dark To do something to quell one s fear • • • Main Entry: ↑whistle * * * pretend to… … Useful english dictionary
whistle in the dark — If you whistle in the dark, you try to hide your fear in a scary or dangerous situation. Bob looks confident but he s just whistling in the dark; he knows he s going to lose his job … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
whistle in the dark — try to stay brave and forget one s fear Although he felt very frightened he began to whistle in the dark which helped to calm him down … Idioms and examples
whistle\ in\ the\ dark — 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… … Словарь американских идиом
whistle in the dark — in. to guess aimlessly; to speculate as to a fact. □ Am I close, or am I just whistling in the dark? □ She was whistling in the dark. She has no idea of what’s going on … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
whistle in the dark — verb a) To make a show of bravery despite ones fears. b) To speak of something despite having little knowledge of it. Syn: whistle past the graveyard, talk through ones hat … Wiktionary
whistle in the dark — pretend to be unafraid. → whistle … English new terms dictionary
whistle in the dark — idi to try to remain brave in the face of danger or adversity … From formal English to slang