nail one's colors to the mast in English

Forms: nails one's colors to the mast [present, singular, third-person], nailing one's colors to the mast [participle, present], nailed one's colors to the mast [participle, past], nailed one's colors to the mast [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=nail one's colors to the mast}} nail one's colors to the mast (third-person singular simple present nails one's colors to the mast, present participle nailing one's colors to the mast, simple past and past participle nailed one's colors to the mast)

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"nail one's colors to the mast" meaning in English

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