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Meanings of whistle for in English

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Usage of whistle for in English
1
Now they have been left to whistle for what they were owed.
The Guardian
2
As to the mice they were left to whistle for their food.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men
3
Another of Coupeau's lies; she could whistle for him if she liked.
L'Assommoir
4
He began to whistle for the puppy, but cut himself short, laughing.
Flamsted quarries
5
She did not whistle for him either, but he kept on coming.
A Romany of the Snows, vol. 2 / Being a Continuation of the Pers...
6
Go and put away your things and then we'll whistle for Irene.
Mary Louise
7
The bird finally did get to like her and whistle for her.
The new yorker
8
What says fishing- man: When sails flap, owner may whistle for cargo.
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 2
9
Don't whistle for me now; for I don't get much play, gentlemen!
Tales of the Chesapeake
10
So below, while the poet and I whistle for a breeze.
Sir Ludar / A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess
11
He shall whistle for her when he repents; and he will, mark me.
The Amazing Marriage — Volume 3
12
We can whistle for that as a sailor whistles for wind.
Scaramouche: A Romance of the French Revolution
13
But it can whistle for such a thing as far as you're concerned.
Australia Felix
14
If a very large tree, we might whistle for the 'coon.
The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire
15
I'll whistle for a taxi, and we'll drive home in state.
The Independence of Claire
16
They were waiting for a whistle for a knock on that never was.
The South African
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Whistle for through the time
Whistle for across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common