单词 | whistle for |
释义 | whistle forSEE SYNONYMS FOR whistle for ON THESAURUS.COM verb(intr, preposition) informal to seek or expect in vain Words nearby whistle forwhist, whist drive, whistle, whistle-blower, whistle Dixie, whistle for, whistle in the dark, whistle pig, whistler, Whistler, James, Whistler's Mother Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with whistle forwhistle for Ask for or expect without any prospect of success, as in If you want a cash refund, you can just whistle for it. [Mid-1700s] 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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