rally round the flag
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rally round the flag (third-person singular simple present rallies round the flag, present participle rallying round the flag, simple past and past participle rallied round the flag)
- To unite in order to support one's country, especially during a crisis or war.
- 2022 April 30, Andrew E. Kramer, “Ukrainian Official Outlines Intentional Ambiguity on Strikes Inside Russia”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Alternatively, the fires and explosions might cause Russians to rally around the flag in ways damaging to Ukraine, such as in building support for a general mobilization in Russia.