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wave the flag

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wave the flag also show the flag
to defend and support someone or something Marsalis waves the flag better than anyone and attracts new fans to jazz all the time. Brown's job is to show the flag for the president and remind voters that he is working for them.
Usage notes: also used in the form fly the flag: When she was in jail, several newspapers flew the flag for her.
See also: flag, wave
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com There is one brand that everyone should wave the flag for and represent--oneself.
Me 2.0 by Vogel, Paul T. / MBR Bookwatch
Let's see if this letter will make people aware the next time they wave the flag at a patriotic event.
Letter: Mailbag - Unintended signal of land in distress by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Mr Meredith asks why I don't wave the flag for the best product Britain has produced.
Letter: Your Say - Give jet credit where it's due by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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