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nail colours to the mast

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nail your colours to the mast

  (British & Australian) also nail your colors to the mast (American & Australian)

to publicly state your opinions about a subject Nobody knows which way he's going to vote because he has so far refused to nail his colours to the mast.

See nail colours to the mast, show in true colours

See also: colour, mast, nail