"clean as a whistle" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-clean as a whistle.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=(as) clean as a whistle}} (as) clean as a whistle (not comparable)
  1. (simile) Very clean Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: clean as a bean, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a new penny, clean as a new pin Related terms: clear as a bell Translations (very clean): putipuhdas (Finnish), propre comme un sou neuf (French), чист како солза (čist kako solza) (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-iT4d0w6Z Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'very clean': 96 4
  2. (simile) Completely innocent; beyond moral reproach. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Ethics, Hygiene Translations (completely innocent): puhdas kuin pulmunen (Finnish), blanc comme neige (French), чист како солза (čist kako solza) (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-yFm6iMw2 Disambiguation of Ethics: 0 100 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 3 97 Categories (other): English similes Disambiguation of 'completely innocent': 6 94
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