"clean as a whistle" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-clean as a whistle.ogg
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clean as a whistle (not comparable)
  1. (simile, idiomatic) Very clean. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Related terms: clear as a bell Translations (very clean): putipuhdas (Finnish), propre comme un sou neuf (French), чист како солза (čist kako solza) (Macedonian), bardzo czysty (Polish)
    Sense id: en-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-VlICbuuS 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, Terms with Polish translations, Hygiene Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 79 21 Synonyms: clean as a bean, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a new penny, clean as a new pin, clean, clean as a bean, clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a new penny, clean as a new pin, clean as a whistle, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span, spotless, squeaky clean, stainless, unsoiled, unsullied Disambiguation of 'very clean': 92 8
  2. (simile, idiomatic) Completely innocent; beyond moral reproach. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Translations (completely innocent): puhdas kuin pulmunen (Finnish), blanc comme neige (French), чист како солза (čist kako solza) (Macedonian), czysty jak łza (Polish)
    Sense id: en-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-yFm6iMw2 Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Ethics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Ethics: 26 74 Synonyms: clean-handed, clean as a hound's tooth, blameless, clean, clean-handed [British], clean as a hound's tooth, clean as a whistle, clear [figuratively], dovelike [figuratively], guiltless, innocent, innocent as the babe unborn, innocent as the child unborn, irreprehensible, nonblameworthy, not guilty [nonstandard], offenseless, pure, righteous, sackless [British, archaic, dialectal], sinless, unblameable, unblameworthy, uncalculating, unguilty [archaic] Disambiguation of 'completely innocent': 7 93
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