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Whistle for

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To request or ask for with no chance of success. idiomatic

    "If we wanted something we could whistle for it - but if the Australians wanted something you'd got to get it for them, or else."

  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see whistle, for.

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