not worth a whistle



not worth a whistle

Worthless or useless to such an extent that the person or thing in question does not merit the effort of being whistled at. I wouldn't have too much faith in Bobby—he's not worth a whistle, and this business will probably just become another in a long line of failures for him. I was so excited when my grandpa said he'd give me his car, but this old clunker isn't worth a whistle.
See also: not, whistle, worth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Honorine-French
Khalid-Arabic
January['dʒænjuəri]
PiaPEE-ah (Italian, Danish, German)Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Slovene, Late Roman
Hidekihee-de-keeJapanese
WubbeVUB-bə (Dutch), WUB-bə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch