(in Victoria, Australia) the Australian Rules premiership
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Examples of 'the flag' in a sentence
the flag
Now they kill the crew, repaint and rename the ship, change the flag and papers and steal the cargo, and any other cargo they can find.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)
There were touches of colour: red of the flag, blue of the Garde's shirt.
Brierley, David SKORPION'S DEATH (2002)
`The ships had 285 men aboard and flew the flag of Argentina.
Arden, William THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE PIRATE (2002)
All related terms of 'the flag'
dip the flag
to salute by lowering a flag briefly
fly the flag
to represent your country or a group to which you belong at a sporting event or at some other special occasion , or to do something to show your support for it
the Red Flag
a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
show the flag
to assert a claim , as to a territory or stretch of water, by military presence
strike the flag
to relinquish command, esp of a ship
to fly the flag
If you fly the flag , you show that you are proud of your country, or that you support a particular cause, especially when you are in a foreign country or when few other people do.
keep the flag flying
to do something to show your support for a group to which you belong, or to show your support for something that you agree with
wrap yourself in the flag
to try to do something for your own advantage while pretending to do it for the good of your country