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31blow the whistle on — ► blow the whistle on informal bring (an illicit activity) to an end by informing on the person responsible. Main Entry: ↑whistle …
32blow the whistle on — (informal) 1. To inform on (a person) 2. To expose (an illegal practice, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑blow * * * I see whistle II informal bring an illicit activity to an end by info …
33worth the whistle — Worth the trouble of calling for • • • Main Entry: ↑whistle …
34blow the whistle — tell the teacher or the police, squeal Jimmy knows we stole the keys, but he won t blow the whistle …
35blow the whistle on — to make public a taboo or questionable activity of another The action of the referee who thus stops play after a foul: He was a number one hitman for the Cosa Nostra and he blew the whistle on them. (Diehl, 1978) See also… …
36blow the whistle on somebody — blow the ˈwhistle on sb/sth idiom (informal) to tell sb in authority about sth wrong or illegal that sb is doing Main entry: ↑blowidiom …
37Whistle register — The whistle register (also called the flageolet register or whistle tone) is the highest register of the human voice lying above the modal register and falsetto register. This register has a specific physiological production that is different… …
38Whistle — Whis tle, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See {Whistle}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar… …
39Whistle duck — Whistle Whis tle, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See {Whistle}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a… …
40whistle — ► NOUN 1) a clear, high pitched sound made by forcing breath through pursed lips, or between one s teeth. 2) any similar sound. 3) an instrument used to produce such a sound. ► VERB 1) emit or produce a whistle. 2) produce (a tune) in such a way …
