whistle-stop
adjective/ˈwɪsl stɒp/
/ˈwɪsl stɑːp/
[only before noun]- visiting a lot of different places in a very short time
- to go on a whistle-stop tour of Europe
- politicians on a whistle-stop election campaign
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWhistle-stop is used with these nouns:- tour
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