whistle for
US /ˈwɪsəl fɔr/
・UK /ˈwɪsl fɔ:/
C1
phr.v.To fail to obtain or get something expected.
You can whistle for extra help; nobody's coming.
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Trump’s Warning for Investors
- But closing a case where you got to be clean is a whistle for them to close a case because so many people have to sign off on it.
But closing a case where you got to be clean is a whistle for them to close a case because so many people have to sign off on it.
- But closing a case, bro, you got to be clean as a whistle for them to co-close a case because so many people have to sign off on it.
But closing a case, bro, you got to be clean as a whistle for them to co-close a case because so many people have to sign off on it.
Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story
- had to shovel and I’d whistle for Moose, and he’d come over and
had to shovel and I’d whistle for Moose, and he’d come over and
Boxing in Public
- And that's it let's do black should we do a whistle for Celeste so he can blow in the
And that's it let's do black should we do a whistle for Celeste so he can blow in the
- Should we do a whistle for Celeste so he can blow when the round ends?
Should we do a whistle for Celeste so he can blow when the round ends?
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel on Ukraine, migration and Germany’s future | The Economist
- That phrase, which is really a dog whistle for Muslim doctors, for skilled workers from Muslim countries, is one that I think is very, very scary for many people.
That phrase, which is really a dog whistle for Muslim doctors, for skilled workers from Muslim countries, is one that I think is very, very scary for many people.
Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Says Company Needs a 'Growth Engine'
- And it wet my whistle for ambition.
And it wet my whistle for ambition.