whistle past the graveyard en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (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.
- (US, idiomatic) To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whistling past the graveyard | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| whistles past the graveyard | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| whistled past the graveyard | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| whistled past the graveyard | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
whistle down the wind · whistle Dixie · whistle in the dark · whistle in the wind
Translations (24)
pt manter as esperanças (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · pl zrobić dobrą minę do złej gry (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · fi pitää päänsä pystyssä (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · hy կրակի հետ խաղալ (to ignore a bad situation) · fi lähteä soitellen sotaan (to ignore a bad situation) · it andare a passeggio su un campo minato (to ignore a bad situation) · es hacerse el tonto (to ignore a bad situation) · ru мо́ре по коле́но (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · de die Angst weglachen (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · es poner buena cara (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · cmn 对着墓地吹口哨，指对恶劣的情况视而不见 (to ignore a bad situation) · ko 두려우면서도 두렵지 않은것처럼 행동한다 (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · ru игра́ть с огнём (to ignore a bad situation) · de der Angst ins Gesicht lachen (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · de blauäugig sein (to ignore a bad situation) · de gute Mine zum bösen Spiel machen (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · de zweckoptimistisch sein (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · pl igrać z ogniem (to ignore a bad situation) · fr arriver comme une fleur (to ignore a bad situation) · fr regarder ailleurs (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · pl robić dobrą minę do złej gry (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · cmn 对着墓地吹口哨，指在害怕时故作轻松 (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) · es hacerse el sonzo (to ignore a bad situation) · it far buon viso a cattivo gioco (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears)