whistling in the dark

to be confident about something although you have no good reason to be confident He wasn't very sure of his chances at the time - he was really just whistling in the dark, hoping to get some support.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lorraine	[ləu'rein]
Sophos	-	Ancient Greek
Lanny	LAN-ee	English
Bethuel	bə-THYOO-əl (English)	Biblical
Mate (1)	-	Georgian
Jim	[dʒim]