"fly the flag" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flies the flag",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flying the flag",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flew the flag",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flown the flag",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fly<,,flew,flown> the flag"
      },
      "expansion": "fly the flag (third-person singular simple present flies the flag, present participle flying the flag, simple past flew the flag, past participle flown the flag)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a result. (of a ship, airline etc)"
      ],
      "id": "en-fly_the_flag-en-verb-Gt1znKgT",
      "links": [
        [
          "registered",
          "registered"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "flag",
          "flag"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian:",
          "text": "Now they are the English champions, flying the flag for their country in Europe’s premier club competition and managed by a 53‑year‑old who only got the job on Sunday night.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To support one's country enthusiastically."
      ],
      "id": "en-fly_the_flag-en-verb-UjTu1y1l",
      "links": [
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To support one's country enthusiastically."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fly the flag"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "flies the flag",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flying the flag",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flew the flag",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flown the flag",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fly<,,flew,flown> the flag"
      },
      "expansion": "fly the flag (third-person singular simple present flies the flag, present participle flying the flag, simple past flew the flag, past participle flown the flag)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To be registered in a particular country and display that country's flag as a result. (of a ship, airline etc)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "registered",
          "registered"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "flag",
          "flag"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in the Guardian:",
          "text": "Now they are the English champions, flying the flag for their country in Europe’s premier club competition and managed by a 53‑year‑old who only got the job on Sunday night.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To support one's country enthusiastically."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "support",
          "support"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To support one's country enthusiastically."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fly the flag"
}