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run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes

run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes verb: synonym of run something up the flagpole.

Verb

run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes (third-person singular simple present runs it up the flagpole, to see who salutes, present participle running it up the flagpole, to see who salutes, simple past ran it up the flagpole, to see who salutes, past participle run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes)

  1. Synonym of run something up the flagpole

Synonyms of run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes

Forms of run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes

third-person singular presentruns it up the flagpole, to see who salutes
present participlerunning it up the flagpole, to see who salutes
pastran it up the flagpole, to see who salutes
past participlerun it up the flagpole, to see who salutes

Questions about run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes

What does run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes mean?
Run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes means synonym of run something up the flagpole.
What part of speech is run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes?
Run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes is a verb.
What is the past tense of run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes?
The past tense of run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes is ran it up the flagpole, to see who salutes.

Words near run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes in the dictionary

  1. run into
  2. run into a brick wall
  3. run into one
  4. run into the ground
  5. run it up
  6. run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes
  7. run its course
  8. run late
  9. run like a dry creek
  10. run like a top
  11. run lines

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