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worth the whistle

worth the whistle adjective: worth the trouble of calling for.

Adjective

worth the whistle (not comparable)

  1. Worth the trouble of calling for.

Questions about worth the whistle

What does worth the whistle mean?
Worth the whistle means worth the trouble of calling for.
What part of speech is worth the whistle?
Worth the whistle is an adjective.

Words near worth the whistle in the dictionary

  1. worth one's salt
  2. worth one's weight in gold
  3. worth one's weight in salt
  4. worth one's while
  5. Worth syndrome
  6. worth the whistle
  7. worth while
  8. Wortham
  9. Worthams
  10. worthed
  11. worthen

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