The language and melodies of military marching songs connect grown children with their parents who served, as do parents’ love letters from World War II. Plus, “running a sandy” describes an awkward love triangle and Northern Spy...
Whistling in the dark means trying to keep your courage up when things look frightening or hopeless, like someone whistling a jaunty tune down an unlit hallway. Brent in Indianapolis, Indiana, ran into the phrase while teaching To Kill a Mockingbird...