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Clean as a whistle Meaning in English

expression

KLEEN-uhz-uh-WIH-suhl
kleen-az-uh-WIS-uhl

释义

An informal expression meaning very clean, spotless, or sometimes completely innocent or free from guilt.

用法与细微差别

Primarily informal and often used for emphasis. Commonly describes spotless cleaning ('the kitchen is clean as a whistle'), but can also refer to someone's innocence ('his record is clean as a whistle'). Not literal—it's an idiom.

例句

The kitchen is clean as a whistle after we finished cleaning.

basic

His record is clean as a whistle—no crimes at all.

basic

Your shoes are clean as a whistle now.

basic

Just finished cleaning my car—it's clean as a whistle inside and out!

natural

After hours of scrubbing, the bathroom was finally clean as a whistle.

natural

He walked out of court clean as a whistle, free of all charges.

natural