be at half-mast
be at half-mast
To be partially raised or lowered. The phrase most often describes a flag that has been lowered to honor a recently-deceased person. After our former president died, flags were at half-mast all across the country. When my daughter came home from the park, she was covered in dirt, and her ponytail was at half-mast.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- at half-mast
- mast
- staff
- at half-staff
- keep down
- keep it down
- here lies (someone)
- a penny for them
- lower the bar
- nine tailors make a man