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he nailed his colours to the mast

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  • With flying colours — A ship in harbor, flying its flags. With flying colours is a popular proverbial phrase of the English language. The phrase s origins relate to ship flags. Contents 1 History …   Wikipedia

  • colour — [[t]kʌ̱lə(r)[/t]] ♦ colours, colouring, coloured (in AM, use color) 1) N COUNT: usu with supp The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours. What colour… …   English dictionary

  • Striking the colors — is the universally recognized indication of surrender, particularly for ships at sea. Surrender is dated from the time the ensign is struck. In international law # Colors. A national flag (or a battle ensign). The colors . . . are hauled down as… …   Wikipedia

  • H. Keith Thompson — Harold Keith Thompson (born 1922 in New Jersey [Martin A. Lee, The Beast Reawakens , London: Warner Books, 1998, p. 85] ) is a New York City based corporate executive [ [http://www.ihr.org/other/authorbios.html Biography] ] and a figure within… …   Wikipedia

  • nail — nail1 S3 [neıl] n [: Old English; Origin: nAgl] 1.) a thin pointed piece of metal with a flat top, which you hit into a surface with a hammer, for example to join things together or to hang something on ▪ The key was hanging on a nail by the door …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

  • HMS Foudroyant (1798) — HMS Foudroyant was an 80 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built in Plymouth, and launched on 31 March 1798. [Goodwin p.179; The launch date of Foudroyant is given as 31 March, 25 May, and 31 August. This fact is… …   Wikipedia

  • Jack Crawford (sailor) — known as the Hero of Camperdown. Crawford, born in the east end of Sunderland, was a keelman until 1786 when, aged 11 or 12, he joined the crew of the Peggy at South Shields as an apprentice. In 1796, he was press ganged into the Royal Navy and… …   Wikipedia

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