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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—F

Flag's Down

(The). Indicative of distress. When the face is pale the “flag is down.” Alluding to the ancient custom of taking down the flag of theatres during Lent, when the theatres were closed.

“'Tis Lent in your cheeks, the flag's down.” -

Dodsley's Old Plays (vol v.p. 314, article, “Mad World.”)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Flag of Distress
Flag Signals
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