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whistle past the graveyard

verb

Definitions

  1. To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation

    To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.

  2. To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for whistle past the graveyard. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA