whistle past the graveyard (English, verb)
expansion: whistle past the graveyard (third-person singular simple present whistles past the graveyard, present participle whistling past the graveyard, simple past and past participle whistled past the graveyard)
Senses:
glosses: To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.
tags: US
idiomatic
glosses: To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.
tags: US
idiomatic
Forms:
form: whistles past the graveyard
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: whistling past the graveyard
tags: participle
present
form: whistled past the graveyard
tags: participle
past
form: whistled past the graveyard
tags: past