whistle down the wind
The idiom "whistle down the wind" has historical roots and is used metaphorically in literature and everyday language.
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Definition
C1General
(informal)To abandon or leave someone or something, allowing them to go their own way.
Example
- After years of trying to help him, she finally decided to whistle him down the wind.
C1General
(informal)To speak without any purpose or effect.
Example
- He kept talking about his plans, but it felt like he was just whistling down the wind.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "whistle down the wind":
whistle in the darkdown the windin the windwhistle forgo with the windfollow the windwhistle past the graveyardwolf whistle