lay down one's flag

English

Verb

lay down one's flag (third-person singular simple present lays down one's flag, present participle laying down one's flag, simple past and past participle laid down one's flag)

  1. To surrender or resign, especially in a military context.
    Admiral Middlebrooks laid down his flag as a result of the humiliating defeat at the hands of France.
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