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Richard of York gave battle in vainA mnemonic phrase to help remember the order of the seven colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.Rate it:

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battle cryBy extension, a strong motto or purpose statement, especially in regards to winning a goal in sports, games or work.Rate it:

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battle crySomething the troops yell out when going to war or battle.Rate it:

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battle outTo argue or fight over and reach a conclusion; to air out one's grievances.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo try to do something so difficult that it will probably end in failure.Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.Rate it:

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give battleTo engage in warfare; to attack or fight with military force.Rate it:

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pitched battleA hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.Rate it:

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pitched battleAn intense, rancorous argument or confrontation.Rate it:

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uphill battleA challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.Rate it:

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uphill battledifficult struggleRate it:

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win the battle, but lose the warTo achieve a portion of a goal, but fail to achieve the entire goal.Rate it:

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fly the flagTo support one's country enthusiasticallyRate it:

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fly the freak flagTo behave in a unconventional or unrestrained manner; to exhibit the uninhibited side of one's personality.Rate it:

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Rally Round the FlagGetting together to express support and backing, particularly during the bad timesRate it:

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strike one's flagTo yield, give up, or surrender.Rate it:

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show the flagTo display the flag of one's country, especially as an expression of patriotic pride.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.Rate it:

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a flag should normally be hoisted to the truck.The truck is at the top of the flag staff.Rate it:

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flag downUse a flag or some kind of signal to get the attention of someone.Rate it:

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flag upTo mark for attention; to flag.Rate it:

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fly the flagTo be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a resultRate it:

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freak flagUnconventional or unrestrained behavior; extreme, nonconformist views; the side of one's personality which harbors a tendency toward such behavior or such views.Rate it:

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raise the flag and see who salutesIt generates, usually as a preliminary step.Rate it:

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red flagA cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong.Rate it:

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show the flagTo represent one's country or some other group in a manner intended to suggest the authority or importance of that country or group.Rate it:

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show the flagOf a naval vessel or military force, to identify itself by displaying the flag of its country of origin, especially in order to establish an authoritative presence and to exert diplomatic or political influence.Rate it:

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Spanish flagUsed other than as an idiom.Rate it:

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Spanish flagThe flowering plant Lantana camara.Rate it:

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strike one's flagTo take down one's national or other representative flag in order to indicate surrender.Rate it:

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wave the white flagTo yield, give up, or quit.Rate it:

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wrap in the flagTo claim one's cause deserves support for patriotic reasons or that one's own motives are patriotic.Rate it:

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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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On the WarpathFurious, hostile, engaged in battle, ready for confrontationRate it:

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shell shockA psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle.Rate it:

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stand one's groundTo attempt to hold a position in battle.Rate it:

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a smoke screenEarly sea battles demonstrated the value of gun smoke and smoke from burning ships to hide one battleship from one belonging to the enemy. Later, smoke was generated prior to commencing battle so as to make it more difficult for gun crews to spot the targeted vessel. This tactic became known as a smoke screen.Rate it:

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run upTo bring a flag to the top of it's flag pole.Rate it:

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à moitié fait qui commence bienWell begun is half done; A good beginning is half the battle.Rate it:

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acie (armis, ferro) decernereto fight a pitched battle.Rate it:

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aciem (copias, exercitum) instruere or in acie constituereto draw up forces in battle-order.Rate it:

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aciem explicare or dilatareto extend the line of battle, deploy the battalions.Rate it:

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acies inclīnat or inclīnatur (Liv. 7. 33)the line of battle gives way.Rate it:

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agmine quadrato incedere, ireto march with closed ranks, in order of battle.Rate it:

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ancipiti Marte pugnaturthe issue of the battle is undecided.Rate it:

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arma expedire (Tusc. 2. 16. 37)to make ready for battle.Rate it:

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attack is the best form of defenceIn a battle, attacking the opposition first is better than waiting for them to attack.Rate it:

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blow someone out of the waterTo trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.Rate it:

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bought the farmSimple past tense and past participle of buy the farm: died; often refers to death in battle.Rate it:

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buy the farmTo die; often, to die in battle.Rate it:

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