whistle Dixie

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To engage in idle conversational fantasies. Southern-US,idiomatic
    — He said he was going to open a business next year, but I think he was just whistling Dixie.

词形变化

whistles Dixie present,singular,third-person whistling Dixie participle,present whistled Dixie participle,past whistled Dixie past

词源

Refers to the song "Dixie", the traditional anthem of the Confederate States of America. The full implication is that the Confederacy would not succeed in the American Civil War through sentiment or token action alone.
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