run up the flagpole イディオム
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.
flagpole
flagpole run (something) up the flagpole Slang To test (a plan, suggestion, draft, or idea) and then measure the response to it.
run (something) up the flagpole
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Slang To analysis (a plan, suggestion, draft, or idea) and again admeasurement the acknowledgment to it.Learn more: flagpole, run, up