English
Verb
whistle past the graveyard
- (idiomatic, US) To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.
- (idiomatic, US) To enter a situation with little or no understanding of the possible consequences.
Translations
to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears
- Arabic:
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 对着墓地吹口哨，指在害怕时故作轻松
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- Finnish: pitää päänsä pystyssä
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- Japanese:
- Korean: 두려우면서도 두렵지 않은것처럼 행동한다 (duryoumyeonseodo duryeopji anh-eun-geotcheoreom haengdonghanda)
- Polish: robić dobrą minę do złej gry (pl) impf
- Portuguese: manter as esperanças
- Russian: мо́ре по коле́но (móre po koléno)
- Spanish: poner buena cara
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to ignore a bad situation
- Arabic:
- Armenian: կրակի հետ խաղալ (kraki het xałal)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 对着墓地吹口哨，指对恶劣的情况视而不见
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- Finnish: lähteä soitellen sotaan
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