English Explanatory Dictionary

whistle past the graveyard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.
  2. To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.

Pronunciation

En-au-whistle past the graveyard.ogg

Word forms

whistle past the graveyard whistles past the graveyard whistling past the graveyard whistled past the graveyard

Related words

whistle Dixie whistle down the wind whistle in the dark whistle in the wind
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