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Meaning of raise the flag and see who salutes | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To float an idea, (or otherwise do some action) to see what response or controversy (if any) it generates, usually as a preliminary step.

idiomatic

Examples

“Much of the discourse on and the spirit of group interaction have an improvisational flavor: we “float trial balloons” in the groups we belong to or “raise a flag and see who salutes.””

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

raise the line raise the roof raise the spectre raise the stakes raise the wind raise to the ermine