keep the flag flying

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To bid more or less rashly in order to liven up the game.
    — In spite of Y's double and in spite of the fact that the spade suit is not of the slightest use to him, as A cannot get any discards on it, A bids two hearts not only to keep the flag flying and prevent Z from going game but with high hopes that Y's double is a bluff.

词形变化

keeps the flag flying present,singular,third-person keeping the flag flying participle,present kept the flag flying participle,past kept the flag flying past
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