I think this is a mistake or a typo. Clean as a whistle and Clear as a bell I'd be happy with, the latter meaning being really clear and easy to perceive, as Petr says.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Petr Hrubis Sent: 28 January 2008 03:07 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Whistle... Hi! No, I think this means that the matter is very easy to perceive, understand, grasp - just like a whistle. If it were "(as) CLEAN as a whistle", for instance, it would mean "extremely clean". Hopefully, native speakers could help us here. Best, Petr 2008/1/28, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > clear as whistle??!...well,..the wind does sound like whistle (or > wheeze)..is this the sentence trying to portray? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Correct my English" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/correct-my-english -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
