Question of the Day #1237

GOP Swears Pete Hegseth Is Clean As A Whistle Ahead Of Confirmation Hearing, And Would They Lie? (Yes.)

From the headline of this article at Wonkette.

  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

このイディオムの対象は三つあります。一つ目は「物」で意味は最初の「全くきれいで・とても清潔で」です。二つ目は「人」で意味は「清廉潔白で」です。三つ目は「事」で意味は「物の見事に・やすやすと」です。詳しくは、下記文例を参照してください。

 

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

1. This house needs to be as clean as a whistle before my mother-in-law gets here.
2. Sometimes, these baths even offer treatments that are aimed at getting visitors clean as a whistle. — Richard Quest, CNN, 8 May 2023
3. You can trust George, he's a good kid—as clean as a whistle.
4. I don't have a criminal record, I'm clean as a whistle.
5. The handle just broke off, clean as a whistle! I can't believe it!

 

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