fly the flag (English, verb)
expansion: fly the flag (third-person singular simple present flies the flag, present participle flying the flag, simple past flew the flag, past participle flown the flag)
Senses:
glosses: To be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a result. (of a ship, airline etc)
glosses: To support one's country enthusiastically.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: flies the flag
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: flying the flag
tags: participle
present
form: flew the flag
tags: past
form: flown the flag
tags: participle
past