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idiomput out (the) flags BrEBrE(also put the flags out)1 to behave in a way that shows that you feel happy or confident:We'll put the flags out when Annette leaves, I tell you.It's the summer holidays - time to put the flags out, not sit at home moping. 2 to do something that will make people who might want to harm you realize that you are there:"Were Sharkey's men still in the flat?" "No, but I put out the flags, let them see I'd come back, and then waited for them to call."Dissidents existed at every level of society, but most were too clever to put out flags and draw attention to themselves.
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