Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Whistle Down the Wind (To).

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Whistle (verb).

Whistle for the Wind.

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


Whistle Down the Wind (To).

To defame a person. The cognate phrase “blown upon” is more familiar. The idea is to whistle down the wind that the reputation of the person may be blown upon.	1

Whistle (verb).

Whistle for the Wind.

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