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whistle Ⅰ 1. noun in the sport of polo, energy UK, 2003.► wet your whistleto take a drink; to quench a thirst UK, 1530 2. verb ► whistle in the darkto perform oral sex on a woman US, 1967.► whistle through the wheatfieldto engage in oral sex on a woman, especially a blonde woman US, 2001 Ⅱ ⇨ whistle and flute; whistle 1. noun 1 a suit (of clothes). Rhyming slang UK, 1931. 2 cocaine. Rhyming slang for TOOT UK, 2000 2. verb to inhale drugs or drug smoke. Rhyming slang for TOOT UK, 1996
idiomwhistle(as) clean as a whistle1 used in order to say that someone has not done anything wrong or illegal:I've never taken any drugs, ever. I'm as clean as a whistle; they can test me any time.The cops raided the warehouse this morning, but the place was clean as a whistle.2 (also (as) clean as a new pin BrE) very clean:Sensors showed no evidence of dust on the telescope's 94-inch mirror. "It's as clean as a whistle," Diller said.You'll have to have a bath tonight, so you're clean as a new pin for hospital tomorrow.blow the whistle (on)to tell someone, especially someone in authority about something that is wrong or illegal, because you think it should be stopped:Staff at the hostel were racist and violent, but anyone who tried to blow the whistle was intimidated or threatened.The former oil-rig worker was dismissed after blowing the whistle on safety violations by his drilling company.whistle-blower: Depending on whose version you choose to believe, Hyland was either a selfless whistle-blower, or he was an angry ex-employee out to get revenge.wet your whistleold-fashioned to have a drink, especially an alcoholic one:We called in at the Red Lion before the match - you know just to wet the old whistles.you can whistle for it BrEBrE(also sb can whistle for sth)spoken a rude expression used in order to tell someone that you will not give them what they want:"What I'd really like is some ice-cream," Jane said. "Well, you can whistle for it," I thought, angrily.If Rory's forgotten to come and meet the boat, he can whistle for his money. phrasewhistle[whistled, whistled, whistling]
whistle by/past
whistle by/past sth/sb • whistle by/past not passive to move very quickly past something or someone and often very close to them: You should have seen Ben's expression when the ball whistled past his ear. Several trains whistled by, one after the other.
whistle for
he/she can whistle for sth BrE spoken if you say that someone can whistle for something that they have asked for, you mean that you are not going to give it to them: If he's coming here to ask me for money, then he can go home and whistle for it.
whistle up
whistle up sth/sb informal to arrange for something or someone to appear quickly: If you need a water taxi you can whistle one up at the gloriously posh Oriental Hotel. The government seems to be able to whistle up a crowd of demonstrators at a moment's notice.
See:- (as) clean as a whistle
- (as) slick as a whistle
- (one) can whistle for it
- a whistle-stop tour
- be (as) clean as a whistle
- be not whistling Dixie
- be whistling Dixie
- be whistling in the dark
- be whistling in the wind
- bells and whistles
- blow the whistle
- blow the whistle (on) (someone or something)
- blow the whistle (on) (someone), to
- blow the whistle on
- blow the whistle on someone/something
- can (just) whistle for (something)
- can whistle for
- clean as a hound's tooth
- clean as a whistle
- dog whistle
- don't whistle before you are out of the woods
- don't whistle till you are out of the woods
- don't whistle until you are out of the woods
- let out (some sound)
- meat whistle
- never whistle before you are out of the woods
- never whistle till you are out of the woods
- never whistle until you are out of the woods
- not (just) whistling Dixie
- not be whistling Dixie
- not just whistling Dixie
- not worth a whistle
- pay too dearly for (one's) whistle
- slick as a whistle
- wet (one's) whistle
- wet one's whistle
- wet one's whistle, to
- wet whistle
- wet your whistle
- whistle (one) down the wind
- whistle (something) down the wind
- whistle a different tune
- whistle at
- whistle at (someone or something)
- whistle Dixie
- whistle for
- whistle for something
- whistle in the dark
- whistle in the dark, to
- whistle in the wind
- whistle something down the wind
- whistle-blower
- whistle-stop
- whistle-stop tour
- wolf whistle
- worth the whistle
- you, etc. can whistle for it
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