fly the flag

fly/show/wave the flag

to support or to represent your country (often + for ) In the absence of any other Italian film directors, Mr Infascelli bravely flew the flag for his country.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Henrika	hen-REE-kah	Swedish
Janice	['dʒænis]
Leonida	-	Italian
Theofylaktos	-	Greek
Rosa	['rəuzə]
Kasper	KAHS-per (Polish, Swedish), KAHS-pər (Dutch)	Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish