Idiom
flag down
Meaning
Use a flag or similar kind of signal to get someone's attention.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You can flag down a taxi on this busy street.”
“When the bus did not stop at the station, I had to run into the road to flag down a passing driver.”
“Desperate to reach the hospital before the storm worsened, the traveler stood by the roadside and frantically attempted to flag down any vehicle heading toward the city.”
Examples
simple
“You can flag down a taxi on this busy street.”
contextual
“When the bus did not stop at the station, I had to run into the road to flag down a passing driver.”
complex
“Desperate to reach the hospital before the storm worsened, the traveler stood by the roadside and frantically attempted to flag down any vehicle heading toward the city.”
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