He can whistle for it!



He/She/They can whistle for it!

  (old-fashioned)
something that you say which means you are determined that someone will not get what they want If they want money, they can whistle for it. They're not getting a penny out of me!
See blow the whistle on, wet whistle
See also: can, he, whistle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Reed[ri:d]
UrbanUWR-bahn (Polish), UR-bən (English)Danish, Swedish, German, Polish, Slovene, Biblical, History
Pastor-Spanish, Late Roman
Mahinder-Indian (Sikh)
Nowell-English (Rare)
Cassandrakə-SAN-drə (English), kə-SAHN-drə (English), kahs-SAHN-drah (Italian)English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)