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
Mable	MAY-bəl	English
Priyanka	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali
Claudius	KLAW-dee-əs (English)	Ancient Roman
Liudvika	-	Lithuanian
Osmond	AHZ-mənd	English (Rare)
Heydar	-	Persian