clean as a whistle

clean as a whistle
1. adj phr
((as) clean as a whistle)
очень чистый, зеркально чистый; ≈ как стёклышко

And whatever you do with your ink, I can't think, for you're as clean as a whistle after it. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Our Mutual Friend’, part I, ch. XV) — И как это вы устраиваетесь с чернилами, просто не понимаю. На вас ни пятнышка нет.

Each driller works in his own drift. There's never any muck comes down in these drifts... clean as a whistle all the time. (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part I, ch. 6) — У каждого бурильщика своя выработка. Никаких тебе обломков после отпалки, ничего туда не попадет. Чисто - ни пылинки.

Just as she entered the water, clean as a whistle, I plunged in, too... (R. P. Warren, ‘All the King's Men’, ch. VII) — Как только Анна вошла в воду, прозрачную как кристалл, я тоже пошел за ней...

2. adv phr
((as) clean as a whistle)
тщательно, начисто; очень ловко (тж. амер. (as) slick as a whistle)

He'd been stripped clean as a whistle. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Mischievous Doll’, ch. 9) — Мартина Биллинга ободрали как липку.

Well, they sure worked fast. It's cleaned out slick as a whistle. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Sunbather's Diary’, ch. 9) — Да, ничего не скажешь. Воры работали быстро. Обчистили дом со знанием дела.

He's a wonderful revolver shot! I saw him knock a hole right through the aces of the four suits of cards in four consecutive shots as clean as a whistle. — Из револьвера он стреляет великолепно! Я видел, как он попал в подброшенные в воздух тузы четырех мастей с четырех выстрелов. Чистая работа!


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • clean as a whistle — If something is as clean as a whistle, it is extremely clean, spotless. It can also be used to mean completely , though this meaning is less common nowadays. If somebody is clean as a whistle, they are not involved in anything illegal …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • clean as a whistle —    If something is as clean as a whistle, it is extremely clean, spotless. It can also be used to mean completely , though this meaning is less common nowadays.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    Something as clean as a whistle is extremely… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • clean as a whistle — ► (as) clean as a whistle extremely clean or clear. Main Entry: ↑whistle …   English terms dictionary

  • Clean as a whistle —   If something is as clean as a whistle, it is extremely clean, spotless. It can also be used to mean completely , though this meaning is less common nowadays …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • clean as a whistle — adjective a) Very clean b) Completely innocent; beyond moral reproach …   Wiktionary

  • clean as a whistle — very clean, spotless; without blame, innocent of wrongdoing …   English contemporary dictionary

  • clean as a whistle —  Absolutely clean …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • be as clean as a whistle — 1. if someone is as clean as a whistle, they are not involved in anything illegal. He hasn t got a criminal record he s clean as a whistle. 2. to be very clean. The cafй s as clean as a whistle, and the food s excellent …   New idioms dictionary

  • (as) clean as a whistle — extremely clean or clear. → whistle …   English new terms dictionary

  • as clean as a whistle — ► (as) clean as a whistle extremely clean or clear. Main Entry: ↑whistle …   English terms dictionary


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