clean as a whistle

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

(as) clean as a whistle (not comparable)

1. (simile) Very clean
2. (simile) Completely innocent; beyond moral reproach.

Synonyms

• clean as a bean
• clean as a hound's tooth
• clean as a new penny
• clean as a new pin

Translations

very clean

• Finnish: putipuhdas (fi)
• French: propre comme un sou neuf (fr)

completely innocent

• Finnish: puhdas kuin pulmunen
• French: blanc comme neige (fr)

See also

• clear as a bell