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
Radana	-	Czech, Slovene
Viriato	-	Portuguese
Jewel	['dʒuəl]
CemİLe	-	Turkish
Gina	JEE-nah (Italian), JEE-nə (English)	Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Madonna	[mə'dɔnə]