"clean as a whistle" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-clean as a whistle.ogg [Australia]
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 Translations (very clean): putipuhdas (Finnish), propre comme un sou neuf (French)
    Sense id: en-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-iT4d0w6Z Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'very clean': 95 5
  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)
    Sense id: en-clean_as_a_whistle-en-adj-yFm6iMw2 Disambiguation of Ethics: 0 100 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 1 99 Categories (other): English similes Disambiguation of 'completely innocent': 6 94

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