nail one's colours to the mast (English, verb)
expansion: nail one's colours to the mast (third-person singular simple present nails one's colours to the mast, present participle nailing one's colours to the mast, simple past and past participle nailed one's colours to the mast)
Senses:
glosses: To clearly show one's support for a side or opinion in a dispute, often indicating an intention to defend that side to the end.
Forms:
form: nails one's colours to the mast
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: nailing one's colours to the mast
tags: participle
present
form: nailed one's colours to the mast
tags: participle
past
form: nailed one's colours to the mast
tags: past
form: pin one's colours to the mast
tags: alternative