strike (one's) flag



strike (one's) flag

To lower the flag on a ship in a show of surrender. Captain, they've struck their flag! We've won!
See also: flag, strike

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pike[paik]
Uraniayuw-RAY-nee-ə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Lujayn-Arabic
Ambram-Biblical Greek
Alda (3)-Icelandic
Uwe-German