Dec 17, 2011 · The country of which I am a citizen is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles and is home to England, …

Standards, however, are a type of flag used for personal identification and will only carry the coat of arms of its owner, such as the Royal Standard in the UK or the personal standard of any …

Feb 7, 2019 · Ah, So the meaning of flag (v) does NOT derive from a metaphor, like I thought, but comes direct from a word in a parent language. Thanks. After some more research, it also …

Jan 16, 2012 · Raise a flag means "bring something to notice". The phrase Raise a flag is originated from "raise a red flag" which means to alert someone about a potential danger or …

Jun 15, 2022 · It could be described as flying but flying also refers to the practice of sticking a flag on a flagpole regardless of the wind (example of the latter: "What rules apply when flying flags …

For staff in the sense of "a body of employees", the plural is always staff; otherwise, both staffs and staves are acceptable, except in compounds, such as flagstaffs. Staves is rare in North …

Feb 24, 2025 · What is the linguistic or cultural origin of the English idiom "seeing red" as a metaphor for anger? Does it stem from psychological, physiological, or historical influences?

Mar 8, 2019 · A distant memory and first instinct is telling me that it's because the original people sent to colonise Australia from the UK were convicts. From looking online I found the …

Jun 15, 2020 · Chambers Slang Dictionary dates it to the 1920s, and also records the variants hard titty, tough tiddy, tough tit, tough titties and tough tits. It is defined as ‘bad luck’ and …

The word is half-caste: half-caste noun : a person of mixed racial or cultural descent : HALF-BREED adjective : of the rank of or relating to a half-caste Many dictionaries flag half-caste as …