flag up

flag up

To mark or highlight someone or something for the attention of others. A noun or pronoun can be used between "flag" and "up." The council was right to flag up these inconsistencies in the administration's report. Something in my Internet search history must have flagged me up to the authorities.
See also: flag, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • run up
  • run-up
  • flag down
  • Spanish flag
  • strike (one's) flag
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • identify with
  • orient to