Meanings
present singular third person runs it up the flagpole, to see who salutes · participle present running it up the flagpole, to see who salutes · past ran it up the flagpole, to see who salutes
- Synonym of run something up the flagpole
Synonyms: run something up the flagpole
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of run something up the flagpole
Cite this entry
run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20it%20up%20the%20flagpole%2C%20to%20see%20who%20salutes
“run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20it%20up%20the%20flagpole%2C%20to%20see%20who%20salutes. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20it%20up%20the%20flagpole%2C%20to%20see%20who%20salutes.
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