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
Fabian	FAH-bee-ahn (German, Dutch), FAH-byahn (Polish), FAY-bee-ən (English)	German, Dutch, Polish, History
Artturi	AHRT-too-ree	Finnish
Calbhach	-	Irish
Nuray	-	Turkish
Cherette	shə-RET	English (Rare)
Jehoiachin	-	Biblical