English Explanatory Dictionary

whistle in the dark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make a show of bravery despite one's fears; to put on a brave face.
  2. To speak of something despite having little knowledge of it.

Pronunciation

En-au-whistle in the dark.ogg

Word forms

whistle in the dark whistles in the dark whistling in the dark whistled in the dark

Synonyms

whistle past the graveyard talk through one's hat talk out one's ass

Related words

whistle down the wind whistle in the wind whistle past the graveyard whistle Dixie
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