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whistled past the graveyard

whistled past the graveyard is the simple past and past participle of whistle past the graveyard.

Meaning of whistle past the graveyard

Verb

whistle past the graveyard (third-person singular simple present whistles past the graveyard, present participle whistling past the graveyard, simple past and past participle whistled past the graveyard)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.
  2. (US, idiomatic) To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.

Questions about whistled past the graveyard

What is whistled past the graveyard the simple past and past participle of?
Whistled past the graveyard is the simple past and past participle of whistle past the graveyard.

Words near whistled past the graveyard in the dictionary

  1. whistled down the wind
  2. whistled for
  3. whistled in the dark
  4. whistled in the wind
  5. whistled past
  6. whistled past the graveyard
  7. whistled up
  8. Whistlefield
  9. whistlefish
  10. whistlegraph
  11. whistlegraphing

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