Question of the Day #977

Little Gem: Clean As A Whistle And Checks Off Some Boxes, In Bethel

From the headline of this article at Patch.

  上記の文で、clean as a whistleの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "clean as a whistle" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

全くきれいで、極めて明白な、とても清潔で、清廉潔白で、物の見事に、やすやすと

問題の見出しの場合は売り家の記事なので、当然「全くきれいで」の意味になります。
また、下記英語の定義が示すように三つの意味があって三つ目の「完璧に、完全に」が上記の和訳から抜けているようです。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

1. Completely free of dirt and neat in appearance.
2. Well-behaved and not involved in illegal or questionable activities.
3. Entirely; totally.

   

Examples

• This house needs to be as clean as a whistle before my mother-in-law gets here.
• I don't have a criminal record, I'm clean as a whistle.
• The handle just broke off, clean as a whistle! I can't believe it!
• As McGregor mentioned, Sterling’s face was as clean as a whistle after the fight, but Cejudo had several knots and swellings that appeared to tell a story. — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• My father has amazing skill with a chainsaw, leaving a cut that’s as clean as a whistle.

   

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