Whistle
idiom Slang
Cockney rhyming slang · East London
suit
via whistle and flute
- 01
Bag of fruit
[Cockney slang]suit
- 02
birthday suit
Nakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.
- 03
cut one's cloth to suit one's purse
To settle for less when money or resources are limited.
- 04
empty suit
An ineffective or incompetent person in a place of authority.
- 05
fold like a cheap suit
To give up easily; capitulate.
- 06
follow suit
To follow an example; to imitate or copy the actions of another.
- 07
strong suit
A field in which, or task at which, one is quite capable.
- 08
suit down to the ground
To suit perfectly.