# whistle in the dark

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/whistle-in-the-dark
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To speak of something despite having little knowledge of it.

## Examples

- He is just whistling in the dark about the new project.
- The manager tried to explain the complex tax laws, but he was clearly whistling in the dark.
- Without any formal training in economics, the pundit spent the entire broadcast whistling in the dark regarding the causes of the market crash.

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