be (as) clean as a whistle



be (as) clean as a whistle

1. To be neat and tidy in appearance. This house needs to be as clean as a whistle before my mother-in-law gets here.
2. To be well-behaved and not involved in illegal or questionable activities. You can trust George, he's a good kid—as clean as a whistle. I don't have a criminal record, I'm clean as a whistle.
See also: clean, whistle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jeppe-Danish
Gilbertakhil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)Dutch, Italian
Anica-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Leofwine-Anglo-Saxon
Wieland-German, Germanic Mythology
StaceeSTAY-seeEnglish (Rare)