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(as) slick as a whistle Idioma

all the bells and whistles

a lot of extra features, lots of goodies, loaded When Horst sold his business he bought a motorhome with all the bells and whistles.

as clean as a whistle

without any dirt or marks, smooth and clean The hen squeezed, and out popped an egg as clean as a whistle.

bells and whistles

(See all the bells and whistles)

blow the whistle

tell the teacher or the police, squeal Jimmy knows we stole the keys, but he won't blow the whistle.

sing (whistle) a different tune

contradict something said before, talk or act in the opposite way Usually he doesn

wet your whistle

have a drink, quench your thirst If you're thirsty, have some apple cider to wet your whistle.

blow the whistle on

to inform on

whistle for

demand or expect without success；fail to obtain空想；徒然想得到
Mary didn't even thank us for helping her，so next time she needs help she can whistle for it．我们帮了玛丽的忙，她连谢都不谢，下次她休想别人帮她忙。
I'm not prepared to use any of the firm's money to pay this man；let him whistle for his money．我不准备用公司的钱付给那个人，他休想得到钱。

wet one's whistle

Idiom(s): wet one's whistle

Theme: DRINKING

to take a drink of something. (Folksy.)
• Wow, am I thirsty. I need something to wet my whistle.
• Hey, Sally! Give her something to wet her whistle.

slick as a whistle

Idiom(s): (as) slick as a whistle

Theme: SPEED

quickly and cleanly; quickly and skillfully.
• Tom took a broom and a mop and cleaned the place up as slick as a whistle.
• Slick as a whistle, Sally pulled off the bandage.

(as) glossy as a whistle

1. adjective Quick, smooth, skillful, or easy, as in address or movement. My new scooter is glossy as a blare in traffic.2. adverb In a quick, smooth, accessible manner; quickly, skillfully, and neatly. Once she got into a rhythm, she had that bank congenital glossy as a whistle. You should apprehend him on the phone, acceptable audience as glossy as a blare to advance huge sums of money.Learn more: slick, whistle

*slick as a whistle

quickly and cleanly; bound and skillfully. (*Also: as ~.) Tom took a besom and a mop and bankrupt the abode up as glossy as a whistle. glossy as a whistle, Sally pulled off the bandage.Learn more: slick, whistle

slick as a whistle

Very-smooth and neat; also, smoothly, quickly, easily. For example, That salesman is as glossy as a whistle, or The fence column went in abode glossy as a whistle. The allusion in this simile, aboriginal recorded in 1830, is not absolutely clear, but apparently it refers either to the affluence of bearing a blare or to its bright tone. Learn more: slick, whistle

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slippery as an eel slip one's mind slick as a whistle slice of the cake sleep with sleep sth off sleep like a log slated to slated for

(as) slick as a whistle Idioma

all the bells and whistles

as clean as a whistle

bells and whistles

blow the whistle

sing (whistle) a different tune

wet your whistle

blow the whistle on

whistle for

wet one's whistle

slick as a whistle

(as) glossy as a whistle

*slick as a whistle

slick as a whistle

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