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not worth a whistle

adj

Definitions

  1. Worthless or pointless.

    • We are a set of worthless fellows not worth a whistle.
    • “The life of a Negro in Mississippi is not worth a whistle,” one of the European newspapers reported.
    • This, of course, is ridiculous, as most people can plainly see, but you'd be surprised at how often otherwise intelligent individuals fail to distinguish between what's worth fighting over and what's not worth a whistle.

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Vish — recursive loop

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