whistle walk
idiomThe path slaves took to deliver food from the kitchen building of a plantation to the main dining room. Stories claim that slaves were expected to whistle during this walk in order to assure their masters that they were not eating the food.
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Ball and Chalk
[Cockney slang]walk
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blow the whistle
To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.
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cake walk
Something extremely easy.
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clean as a whistle
Very clean.
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cock of the walk
A proud or conceited person.
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in a walk
Easily; without difficulty.
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learn to walk before one can run
Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks.
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not worth a whistle
Worthless or pointless.