be whistling Dixie

(American informal)

to talk in a way that makes things seem better than they really are (usually negative) We're really making money these days and I'm not just whistling Dixie.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Flynn	[flin]
Hammond	HAM-ənd	English (Rare)
Yasha	-	Russian
Klaudio	-	Croatian
Tikhomir	-	Medieval Slavic
Edmund	ED-mənd (English), ED-muwnt (German, Polish)	English, German, Polish