- whistling dixie
- Whistling Dixie(USA) If someone is whistling Dixie, they talk about things in a more positive way than the reality.
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whistling Dixie — (USA) If someone is whistling Dixie, they talk about things in a more positive way than the reality. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
not just whistling Dixie — [...”diksi] tv. not talking nonsense. (Folksy. Refers to a song titled Dixie.) □ Man, you are right! You’re not just whistling Dixie. □ When you say she is wrong, you’re not just whistling Dixie … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
be whistling Dixie — American, informal to talk in a way that makes things seem better than they really are. We re really making money these days and I m not just whistling Dixie. (usually negative) … New idioms dictionary
Dixie (song) — Dixie Sheet music cover, c. 1900. Unofficial National anthem of Confederate States of Amer … Wikipedia
Dixie — Dix|ie [ dıksi ] noun singular INFORMAL the southern states of the U.S., that fought against the northern states during the Civil War not just whistling Dixie AMERICAN INFORMAL serious about something you threaten to do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Whistling in Brooklyn — Infobox Film name = Whistling in Brooklyn image size = caption = director = S. Sylvan Simon producer = George Haight writer = Nat Perrin Wilkie C. Mahoney (add. dialogue) Stanley Roberts (uncredited) starring = Red Skelton Ann Rutherford Jean… … Wikipedia
whistle Dixie — verb To engage in idle conversational fantasies. He said he was going to open a business next year, but I think he was just whistling Dixie … Wiktionary
whistle Dixie — vp To be mistaken. If you think you can make a good hotrod for $2000, you re whistling Dixie. 1940s … Historical dictionary of American slang
whistle Dixie — engage in unrealistic fantasies; waste one s time until you nail down the facts, you re just whistling Dixie … Useful english dictionary
whistle — 1 verb 1 HIGH SOUND (I, T) to make a high or musical sound by blowing air out through your lips: Adam whistled happily as he walked along. | whistle a song/tune: I heard this song on the radio and I ve been whistling it all day. | whistle to sb ( … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
