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      • play to the whistle idiom Add to word list Add to word list used to say that a football player should continue playing until the referee blows the whistle, rather than stop playing because he or she thinks the referee will award a foul, throw-in, etc.: You always have to play to the whistle.
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  2. used to say that a football player should continue playing until the referee blows the whistle, rather than stop playing because he or she thinks the referee will award a foul, throw-in, etc.: You always have to play to the whistle. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Competing in sport.

    • English (US)

      play to the whistle. idiom. used to say that a soccer player...

    • Polski

      play to the whistle definicja: 1. used to say that a...

  3. play to the whistle. sports To keep playing the game until the referee blows the whistle and officially stops play. Come on, you guys have got to play to the whistle! I don't care if someone fell on top of the puck—the play is still going on until the ref blows the whistle!

  4. play to the whistle. sports To keep playing the game until the referee blows the whistle and officially stops play. Come on, you guys have got to play to the whistle! I don't care if someone fell on top of the puck—the play is still going on until the ref blows the whistle!

  5. play to the whistle. sports To keep playing the game until the referee blows the whistle and officially stops play. Come on, you guys have got to play to the whistle! I don't care if someone fell on top of the puck—the play is still going on until the ref blows the whistle!

  6. Nov 3, 2010 · This week’s English football phrase is the expression to play to the whistle which basically means to keep playing until you hear the referee blow his whistle to stop the game.

  7. play to the whistle (third-person singular simple present plays to the whistle, present participle playing to the whistle, simple past and past participle played to the whistle) ( sports) To continue playing until the referee has blown his whistle to stop play.

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