strike one's colors

strike one's colors
See: HAUL DOWN ONE'S COLORS.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • strike\ one's\ colors — • haul down one s colors • strike one s colors v. phr. 1. To pull down a flag, showing you are beaten and want to stop fighting. After a long battle, the pirate captain hauled down his colors. 2. To admit you are beaten; say you want to quit.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • strike one's colors — See: HAUL DOWN ONE S COLORS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • haul\ down\ one's\ colors — • haul down one s colors • strike one s colors v. phr. 1. To pull down a flag, showing you are beaten and want to stop fighting. After a long battle, the pirate captain hauled down his colors. 2. To admit you are beaten; say you want to quit.… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • haul down one's colors — or[strike one s colors] {v. phr.} 1. To pull down a flag, showing you are beaten and want to stop fighting. * /After a long battle, the pirate captain hauled down his colors./ 2. To admit you are beaten; say you want to quit. * /After losing two… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • haul down one's colors — or[strike one s colors] {v. phr.} 1. To pull down a flag, showing you are beaten and want to stop fighting. * /After a long battle, the pirate captain hauled down his colors./ 2. To admit you are beaten; say you want to quit. * /After losing two… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • colors — n. banner, flag 1) to display, show the colors 2) to salute; troop the colors 3) to dip; haul down, strike the colors 4) college; regimental; school colors armed forces 5) to be called to the colors character 6) to show one s colors 7) one s true …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Strike — Strike, v. i. To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to strike into the fields. [1913 Webster] A mouse . . . struck forth sternly [bodily]. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Colors in the Dreamweaver's Loom —   Author(s) Beth Hilgartner Country …   Wikipedia

  • strike — strikeless, adj. /struyk/, v., struck or (Obs.) strook; struck or (esp. for 31 34) stricken or (Obs.) strook; striking; n., adj. v.t. 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit …   Universalium

  • strike — [[t]straɪk[/t]] v. struck; struck (esp. for31 34)strick•en; strik•ing; 1) to deal a blow to, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit 2) to inflict; deliver: struck a blow[/ex] 3) to drive so as to cause impact: to strike the hands… …   From formal English to slang

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