| 单词 | wet one's whistle |
| 释义 | wet one's whistleSEE SYNONYMS FOR wet one's whistle ON THESAURUS.COM Have a drink, as in I'm just going to wet my whistle before I go out on the tennis court. This expression uses whistle in the sense of “mouth” and may allude to the fact that it is very hard to whistle with dry lips. [Late 1300s] Words nearby wet one's whistlewet look, wet lung, wet machine, wet mop, wet nurse, wet one's whistle, wet pack, wet plate process, wet pleurisy, wetproof, wet puddling The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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