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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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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.
Meaning of play to the whistle in English. play to the whistle. idiom. used to say that a soccer player should continue playing until the referee blows the whistle, rather than stop playing because he or she thinks the referee will call a foul, throw-in, etc.: You always have to play to the whistle. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Aug 6, 2012 · Hello, in an episode from House, M.D., House tells Taub, one of his subordinates: You just learn to trust nothing. Everything you think you feel, everything you think you know. Question every call, play through every whistle.
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!
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.
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!
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!
