kist o'whistles[͵kıstəʹwıs(ə)lz]
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dog whistle Идиома

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.

dog whistle

1. noun Literally, a blare that emits complete at a abundance so aerial that it can be heard by dogs but not humans. The dogs all started bawl at the complete of the trainer's dog whistle.2. noun By extension, a chat or byword accurately acclimated to back an banal acceptation to the accepted admirers while carrying or suggesting a different, generally controversial, bulletin to the ambition audience. Especially acclimated in politics. He's application that appellation as a dog blare to arresting to his abject what his ethics absolutely are.3. noun The tactic of application such a term. His use of the appellation is acutely a dog blare advised to assemblage his base.4. adjective Describing such a appellation or tactic. When acclimated as an adjective, the byword is frequently hyphenated. Allusions to issues like chase are frequently couched in dog-whistle agreement to address to assertive blocs of voters while activity disregarded by others.Learn more: dog, 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