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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 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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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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Spanish flagThe flowering plant Lantana camara.Rate it:

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Spanish flagUsed other than as an idiom.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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run upTo bring a flag to the top of it's flag pole.Rate it:

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blow hot and coldTo behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.Rate it:

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être ferme sur les arçons(lit.) To have a firm seat in the saddle; (fig.) Not to waver in one’s principles.Rate it:

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fidem alicuius labefactare (Cluent. 60. 194)to make a person waver in his loyalty.Rate it:

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jolly rogerpirate flagRate it:

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new waverA trend setter or fad setter.Rate it:

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thumb a rideTo flag or signal a passing vehicle in hopes of securing passage.Rate it:

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