单词 | sb can whistle for sth |
释义 | sb can whistle for sthphrase [VERB inflects] See full dictionary entry for whistleIf you say that someone can whistle for a particular thing, you mean that you are not willing or able to give it to them. [informal] 'He wants a police escort.'—'Well, he can whistle for that.' someone can whistle for somethingsaid rudely to mean that you will not give something to someone She refused to open her books to the auditors, closed the show and told the cityit could whistle for its money. |
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