Keep the flag flying phrase verb
Peter needed the team to keep the flag flying.
I am the only person left now to keep the flag flying for that subject.
Whenever I travel to another country and get bad comments about my country, I make a point to keep the flag flying for it.
David who won the gold metal in the International Physics Olympiad this year kept the flag flying for the country with his win.
Use one's influence and power to support someone
1. Said when you decide to use your social influence to have an advantage over other people
2. To make money quickly by selling your personal properties or financial assets
3. To die or pass away
Reduce or avoid your chances of the future failure or loss by trying several different possibilities instead of one
To have someone’s support or assistance
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This phrase derives from the practice in naval warfare of lowering the flag on a defeated ship to show a wish to surrender.
To be very wet
Because of forgetting bringing an umbrella, I look like a drowned rat when it rains.