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keeps the flag flying

keeps the flag flying is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep the flag flying.

Meaning of keep the flag flying

Verb

keep the flag flying (third-person singular simple present keeps the flag flying, present participle keeping the flag flying, simple past and past participle kept the flag flying)

  1. To bid more or less rashly in order to liven up the game.
    • In spite of Y's double and in spite of the fact that the spade suit is not of the slightest use to him, as A cannot get any discards on it, A bids two hearts not only to keep the flag flying and prevent Z from going game but with high hopes that Y's double is a bluff.1911, Advanced Auction Bridge, page 158

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What is keeps the flag flying the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Keeps the flag flying is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep the flag flying.

Words near keeps the flag flying in the dictionary

  1. keeps tabs on
  2. keeps the baby
  3. keeps the ball rolling
  4. keeps the book
  5. keeps the field
  6. keeps the flag flying
  7. keeps the home fires burning
  8. keeps the lights on
  9. keeps the pace
  10. keeps the peace
  11. keeps the pot boiling

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