whistle in the dark

[whistle in the dark] {v. phr.}, {informal} To try to stay brave and forget your fear.

* /Tom said he could fight the bully with one hand, but we knew that he was just whistling in the dark./

(From the fact that people sometimes whistle when walking in a dark, scary place to keep up their courage.)

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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