"send it up the flagpole and see who salutes" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sends it up the flagpole and sees who salutes [present, singular, third-person], sending it up the flagpole and seeing who salutes [participle, present], sent it up the flagpole and saw who saluted [past], sent it up the flagpole and seen who saluted [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|send<,,sent> it up the flagpole and see<,,saw,seen> who salutes<salutes,salutes,saluted>}} send it up the flagpole and see who salutes (third-person singular simple present sends it up the flagpole and sees who salutes, present participle sending it up the flagpole and seeing who salutes, simple past sent it up the flagpole and saw who saluted, past participle sent it up the flagpole and seen who saluted)
  1. Alternative form of raise the flag and see who salutes Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: raise the flag and see who salutes
    Sense id: en-send_it_up_the_flagpole_and_see_who_salutes-en-verb-uUUzMe7c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

Inflected forms

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