transitive. In to whet one's whistle (in which whet has been substituted for the earlier wet): to clear the throat or voice by taking a drink.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > clear throat with drink (2) to whet one's whistle1674 transitive. In to whet one's whistle (in which whet has been substituted for the earlier wet): to clear the throat or voice by taking a drink. to cool or clear one's coppers1831 Phrases. (colloquial or slang). †to catch copper: to suffer harm, ‘come to grief’. hot coppers: a mouth and throat parched through excessive… |
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