whistle for

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To request or ask for with no chance of success. idiomatic
    — If we wanted something we could whistle for it - but if the Australians wanted something you'd got to get it for them, or else.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see whistle, for.

词形变化

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