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
Cirila	-	Slovene
Brigitte	bree-GI-tə (German), bree-ZHEET (French)	German, French
FrÍ&Eth;A	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Triinu	-	Estonian
Kelila	-	Hebrew
Bridger	BRIJ-ər	English (Modern)