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      [Idiom]  | "whistle past the graveyard" 


      1: to act or talk as if one is relaxed and not afraid when one is actually afraid or nervous

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       [ "whistling past the graveyard" ]

      1: Looking for trouble in a bold way. To whistle near a cemetery can evoke a spirit to follow you.

        * e.g.,  ... "Whistlin' past the graveyard Steppin' on a crack I'm a mean motherhubbard Papa one eyes jack" whistling past the graveyard by Tom Waits 

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