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121whistle-blowing — noun see whistle blower …
122Whistle stop train tour — A whistlestop or whistlestop tour is a style of political campaigning where the politician makes a series of brief appearances or speeches at a number of small towns over a short period of time. Originally, whistlestops were conducted from the… …
123Whistle blowing — Hinweisgeber oder Whistleblower (abgeleitet von der englischen Redewendung „to blow the whistle on someone“, zu deutsch „jemanden verpfeifen“) bezeichnet einen Informanten, der Missstände, illegales Handeln (z. B. Korruption, Insiderhandel) oder… …
124Whistle — Flûte irlandaise Le terme flûte irlandaise est, en français, un terme générique désignant deux instruments de musique de type flûte tous deux utilisés principalement en musique irlandaise : L Irish flute, une flûte traversière en bois. Le… …
125whistle — 1. noun /wɪsl̩/ a) A device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound. We soldiers changed into our No.1 dress uniforms, Sid into his best whistle and we set off for the church. b) An act of whistling. 2. verb /wɪsl̩/… …
126whistle walk — noun The path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food …
127whistle in the dark — verb a) To make a show of bravery despite ones fears. b) To speak of something despite having little knowledge of it. Syn: whistle past the graveyard, talk through ones hat …
128whistle-blower — noun One who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer. We owe it to a small group of brave whistle blowers that we know about the infractions at all. See… …
