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.
See also: flag, fly

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Humaira-Arabic, Urdu
Dzhamal-Chechen
Seda-Turkish
VavŘInec-Czech
Gytha-English (Archaic)
Yehochanan-Biblical Hebrew