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What is the meaning of the expression "whistle in the dark"?

(Col. A. Vijaya Raghavan, Chennai)

This is an expression which is mostly used in informal contexts in American English. When you whistle in the dark what you are doing is making wild guesses. Here are a few examples.

*Ramesh had no clue what he was saying. He was merely whistling in the dark.

*Am I close to getting the right answer? Or am I whistling in the dark?

S. Upendran

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