nail one's colors to the mast
1nail one's colors to the mast — {literary} To let everyone know what you think is right and refuse to change. * /During the election campaign the candidate nailed his colors to the mast on the question of civil rights./ …
2nail one's colors to the mast — {literary} To let everyone know what you think is right and refuse to change. * /During the election campaign the candidate nailed his colors to the mast on the question of civil rights./ …
3nail\ one's\ colors\ to\ the\ mast — literary To let everyone know what you think is right and refuse to change. During the election campaign the candidate nailed his colors to the mast on the question of civil rights …
4nail one's colors to the mast — phrasal : to assume and manifest an inflexible attitude (as of determination not to acknowledge defeat) …
5mast — See: NAIL ONE S COLORS TO THE MAST …
6mast — See: NAIL ONE S COLORS TO THE MAST …
7mast — See: nail one s colors to the mast …
8color — See: CHANGE COLOR, GIVE COLOR TO or LEND COLOR TO, HAUL DOWN ONE S COLORS, HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR, NAIL ONE S COLORS TO THE MAST, OFF COLOR or OFF COLORED, SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS, SEE THE COLOR OF ONE S MONEY, SHOW ONE S COLORS, WITH FLYING… …
9color — See: CHANGE COLOR, GIVE COLOR TO or LEND COLOR TO, HAUL DOWN ONE S COLORS, HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR, NAIL ONE S COLORS TO THE MAST, OFF COLOR or OFF COLORED, SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS, SEE THE COLOR OF ONE S MONEY, SHOW ONE S COLORS, WITH FLYING… …
10color — See: change color, give color to or lend color to, haul down one s colors, horse of a different color, nail one s colors to the mast, off color or off colored, sail under false colors, see the color of one s money, show one s colors, with flying… …
