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    Idiom: Run Something Up The Flagpole

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    run something up the flagpole 

    Meanings

    Short form of run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes.

    How to pronounce "run something up the flagpole":

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    To propose an idea or make a suggestion in order to learn the reaction of others to it.

    A-Z Proximities

    • run rings around
    • run riot
    • run scared
    • run someone off their feet
    • run someone ragged
    • run something up the flagpole
    • run the clock down
    • run the gamut
    • run the gauntlet
    • run the rule over
    • run the show

    Similar Idioms

    • run something up the flagpole
    • a little of something goes a long way
    • chalk something up to experience
    • force something down someone's throat
    • get something over with
    • give something a go
    • give something a miss
    • give something a try
    • give something a whirl
    • lay something at the feet of
    • let something slip
    • make something of oneself
    • not touch something with a barge pole
    • not touch something with a ten-foot pole
    • or something
    • put something behind one
    • put something into perspective
    • ram something down someone's throat
    • save something for a rainy day
    • shove something down someone's throat

    Similar Phrases

    • bank run
    • battle of bull run
    • bombing run
    • bull run
    • chicken run
    • dry run
    • first battle of bull run
    • fowl run
    • home run
    • earned run
    • earned run average
    • end run
    • fun run
    • mine run
    • press run
    • run batted in
    • run dry
    • run roughshod
    • pit run
    • pit-run gravel
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