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
Shelena	-	African American (Rare)
Ferne	[fɜ:n]
Cearra	-	English (Rare)
Adelina	ah-de-LEE-nah (Italian), ah-dhe-LEE-nah (Spanish)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
ZÉPhyrine	-	French (Rare)
ÜMİT	-	Turkish