의미: affirmative flag

affírmative flág【항해】 C플래그 《국제 선박 신호의 C의 문자기; yes를 뜻함》

LAG 관용구

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.

blag

1. to lie or use clever talk with profit as an objective
2. a con, a scam
3. a violent robbery or raid

clagnuts

faecal remnants adhering to the anal hairs or fur

cracking the flags

raining heavily

drop the flag

to quit the gang

flag

handkerchief in the color of the gang

lag behind

fail to catch up with落后
The rest of the family had nearly reached the bank，but Jane was lagging behind．家里其他人都快要游到岸边，只有简落在后面。

avoid like the plague

Idiom(s): avoid sb or sth like the plague

Theme: AVOIDANCE

to avoid someone or something totally. (Informal.)
• What's wrong with Bob? Everyone avoids him like the plague.
• I don't like opera. I avoid it like the plague.

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)

It takes a village to raise a child

It takes many people to teach a child all that he or she should know.

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.

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.

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)

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.

plague on both your houses|house|houses|plague|pla

Bad luck to both of you!

Used to show disgust at those who wont stop quarreling. The bus drivers went on strike because the bus company would not raise their pay. After several weeks, the people who needed to ride the bus to work said, "A plague on both your houses."

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.

flagpole

flagpole
run (something) up the flagpole
Slang
To test (a plan, suggestion, draft, or idea) and then measure the response to it.

plague

plague
see avoid like the plague.

white flag, show the

white flag, show the
Also, hang out or hoist the white flag. Surrender, yield, as in Our opponents held all the cards tonight, so we showed the white flag and left early. This expression alludes to the white flag indicating a surrender in battle, a custom apparently dating from Roman times and adopted as an international symbol of surrender or truce. [Late 1600s]