wave the flag

wave the flag
to defend and support someone or something.

Marsalis waves the flag better than anyone and attracts new fans to jazz all the time.

Brown's job is to show the flag for the president and remind voters that he is working for them.

Usage notes: also used in the form fly the flag:

When she was in jail, several newspapers flew the flag for her.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • show the flag — fly/wave/show/the flag phrase to show that you support your country or organization Two players will fly the flag for Welsh golf in Europe next month. Thesaurus: community and the feeling of belonging to a communityhyponym …   Useful english dictionary

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  • show the flag — fly/show/wave the flag to support or to represent your country. In the absence of any other Italian film directors, Mr Infascelli bravely flew the flag for his country. (often + for) …   New idioms dictionary

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