During the election campaign the candidate nailed his colors to the mast on the question of civil rights.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
nail one's colors to the mast — {literary} To let everyone know what you think is right and refuse to change. * /During the election campaign the candidate nailed his colors to the mast on the question of civil rights./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nail one's colors to the mast — {literary} To let everyone know what you think is right and refuse to change. * /During the election campaign the candidate nailed his colors to the mast on the question of civil rights./ … Dictionary of American idioms
nail one's colors to the mast — phrasal : to assume and manifest an inflexible attitude (as of determination not to acknowledge defeat) … Useful english dictionary
mast — See: NAIL ONE S COLORS TO THE MAST … Dictionary of American idioms
mast — See: NAIL ONE S COLORS TO THE MAST … Dictionary of American idioms
mast — See: nail one s colors to the mast … Словарь американских идиом
color — See: CHANGE COLOR, GIVE COLOR TO or LEND COLOR TO, HAUL DOWN ONE S COLORS, HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR, NAIL ONE S COLORS TO THE MAST, OFF COLOR or OFF COLORED, SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS, SEE THE COLOR OF ONE S MONEY, SHOW ONE S COLORS, WITH FLYING… … Dictionary of American idioms
color — See: CHANGE COLOR, GIVE COLOR TO or LEND COLOR TO, HAUL DOWN ONE S COLORS, HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR, NAIL ONE S COLORS TO THE MAST, OFF COLOR or OFF COLORED, SAIL UNDER FALSE COLORS, SEE THE COLOR OF ONE S MONEY, SHOW ONE S COLORS, WITH FLYING… … Dictionary of American idioms
color — See: change color, give color to or lend color to, haul down one s colors, horse of a different color, nail one s colors to the mast, off color or off colored, sail under false colors, see the color of one s money, show one s colors, with flying… … Словарь американских идиом
resolve — v 1. fix, settle, confirm, seal; determine, decide, make up one s mind; will, purpose, set one s heart on; insist upon, take a stand, take a step; cross the Rubicon, nail one s colors to the mast, keep to one s courses, stick to one s guns, stick … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
