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
Kaiser	-	Various
Jai	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Melantha	mə-LAN-thə	English (Rare)
RÓNÁN	RON-awn	Irish
Natasha	nə-TASH-ə (English)	Russian, English
Damijan	-	Slovene