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What does the idiom run it up the flagpole mean?

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∙ 17y ago
Updated: 9/14/2023

The full expression is "Let's run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes it." In other words, "let's try [an idea] and see how people react." Another variant is "Let's put it in a saucer and see if the cat licks it up." These kind of phrases are primarily associated with glib advertising speak of the early 1960s.

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