"nails one's colours to the mast" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} nails one's colours to the mast
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of nail one's colours to the mast Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: nail one's colours to the mast
    Sense id: en-nails_one's_colours_to_the_mast-en-verb-CSSN2Gyr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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