I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ national
▪ battle
▪ burning
▪ tattered
▪
A tattered ~ hung from the roof of the burned-out building.
▪ chequered/checkered
▪
Hamilton took the chequered/checkered ~ to win his fourth Grand Prix of the season.
▪ white
▪ offside (in football/soccer, hockey, etc.)
▪ warning ( usually figurative )
▪
The fact that it was so cheap should have been a warning ~ for me.
VERB + FLAG
▪ fly , hang , hang out , hoist , raise , run up
▪
a ship flying a Russian ~
▪ plant
▪ lower
▪ wave
▪
The crowd all waved ~s as the president came past.
▪ unfurl
▪ carry
▪ salute
▪ capture
▪ burn
FLAG + VERB
▪ hang
▪ flap , flutter , fly , wave
▪
a ~ fluttering in the breeze
▪ be at half mast , fly at half mast
FLAG + NOUN
▪ pole (usually flagpole )
PREPOSITION
▪ under a/the ~
▪
a ship sailing under the Liberian ~
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of truce
PHRASES
▪ ~ of convenience
▪ ~ of surrender
II.
verb
Flag is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ energy , ↑ interest
Flag is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cab , ↑ taxi