wrap (oneself) in the flag 成语

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flag a cab

wave at a cab driver to come, hail a cab The bus was late, so we flagged a taxi that was going by.

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cracking the flags

raining heavily

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drop the flag

to quit the gang

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flag

handkerchief in the color of the gang

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Fly the flag

If someone flies the flag, they represent or support their country. ('Wave the flag' and 'show the flag' are alternative forms of this idiom)

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Run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes

This idiom is used to suggest trying out an idea to see if people accept it.

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Under a flag of convenience

If a ship sails under a flag of convenience, it is registered in a country where taxes, etc, are lower than in the country it comes from, so if someone does something under a flag of convenience, they attempt to avoid regulations and taxes by a similar means.

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Wrap yourself in the flag

If someone wraps themselves in the flag, they pretend to be doing something for patriotic reasons or out of loyalty, but their real motives are selfish. ('Drape yourself in the flag' is an alternative form of this idiom)

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flag down|flag

v., informal To stop by waving a signal flag or as if waving a signal flag. The signalman flagged down the freight train. A policeman flagged down the car with his flashlight.

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flag down

flag down
Signal to stop, as in The police were flagging down all cars. This expression uses the verb flag in the sense of “catch the attention of, as by waving a flag,” a usage dating from the mid-1800s; down was added in the first half of the 1900s.

wrap (oneself) in the flag

To use one's declared bellicism as a absolution for one's words or actions. He has banned to acknowledge to the accurate criticisms of this war. Instead he aloof warps himself in the banderole and talks about "security."Learn more: flag, wrap

wrap yourself in the flag

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drape yourself in the flag

mainly AMERICANIf someone, abnormally a politician, wraps themselves in the flag or drapes themselves in the flag, they try to do article for their own advantage while assuming to do it for the acceptable of their country. Politicians consistently try to blanket themselves in the banderole on Independence Day, but I anticipate best bodies can see through that. He criticized advertisers for angry proposed cigarette ad restrictions by draping themselves in the banderole and lecturing about their First Amendment freedoms of speech.Learn more: flag, wrap

wrap yourself in the flag

accomplish an boundless appearance of your patriotism, abnormally for political ends. chiefly North American 1993 Globe & Mail (Canada) For a baby-kisser at acclamation time, wrapping oneself in the Canadian banderole is a reflex action, as alluring as bussing a baby. Learn more: flag, wrap

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