whistle in the dark|dark|whistle イディオム
whistle in the dark|dark|whistle
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 keep up their courage.)whistle in the dark|dark|whistle
v. phr., informal To try to break adventurous and balloon your fear. Tom said he could action the annoyer with one hand, but we knew that he was aloof whistling in the dark. (From the actuality that bodies sometimes blare back walking in a dark, alarming abode to accumulate up their courage.) Dictionary