"run something up the flagpole" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-run something up the flagpole.ogg Forms: runs something up the flagpole [present, singular, third-person], running something up the flagpole [participle, present], ran something up the flagpole [past], run something up the flagpole [participle, past]
Etymology: Short form of run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes. Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> something up the flagpole}} run something up the flagpole (third-person singular simple present runs something up the flagpole, present participle running something up the flagpole, simple past ran something up the flagpole, past participle run something up the flagpole)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To propose an idea or make a suggestion in order to learn the reaction of others to it. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: float
    Sense id: en-run_something_up_the_flagpole-en-verb-N7dUlF6e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Short form of run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "runs something up the flagpole",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "running something up the flagpole",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ran something up the flagpole",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "run something up the flagpole",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "run<,,ran,run> something up the flagpole"
      },
      "expansion": "run something up the flagpole (third-person singular simple present runs something up the flagpole, present participle running something up the flagpole, simple past ran something up the flagpole, past participle run something up the flagpole)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The idea might not be so bad; why don't you run it up the flagpole at the next board meeting?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To propose an idea or make a suggestion in order to learn the reaction of others to it."
      ],
      "id": "en-run_something_up_the_flagpole-en-verb-N7dUlF6e",
      "links": [
        [
          "propose",
          "propose"
        ],
        [
          "suggestion",
          "suggestion"
        ],
        [
          "reaction",
          "reaction"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, idiomatic) To propose an idea or make a suggestion in order to learn the reaction of others to it."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "float"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "run something up the flagpole"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Short form of run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "runs something up the flagpole",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "running something up the flagpole",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ran something up the flagpole",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "run something up the flagpole",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "run<,,ran,run> something up the flagpole"
      },
      "expansion": "run something up the flagpole (third-person singular simple present runs something up the flagpole, present participle running something up the flagpole, simple past ran something up the flagpole, past participle run something up the flagpole)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The idea might not be so bad; why don't you run it up the flagpole at the next board meeting?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To propose an idea or make a suggestion in order to learn the reaction of others to it."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "propose",
          "propose"
        ],
        [
          "suggestion",
          "suggestion"
        ],
        [
          "reaction",
          "reaction"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, idiomatic) To propose an idea or make a suggestion in order to learn the reaction of others to it."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "float"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-run something up the flagpole.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/En-au-run_something_up_the_flagpole.ogg/En-au-run_something_up_the_flagpole.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "run something up the flagpole"
}

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