ENGLISH IDIOMS: flag down

in #persian7 years ago (edited)

flag down

علامت دادن و متوقف کردن

(To signal or wave for someone to stop.)

I went out to the street, walked to the corner, and flagged down a metered taxi.

کم به خیابان رفتم، تا سر پیچ پیاده رفتم، و یک تاکسی را متوقف کردم.

مثال دیگر:

When the pediatric resident examined the patient, he flagged down a nurse passing by and gave her instructions for an IV drip.

وقتی که رزیدنت اطفال بیمار را معاینه کرد، یک پرستار را که از آنجا رد می‌شد، صدا کرد و دستوراتی برای تزریق وریدی سرم به او داد.


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"The men flagged down a passing bus and tried to force us onto it."

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We were stuck on an island as soon as we saw the patrolling helicopter we flagged down for help.

At bus stop I flagged down the bus to go to college.

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It'll take awhile to flag down a taxi—why don't we just walk to the museum?

When the train will come, the station master will put the flag down.

He flagged down once the aeroplane landed safely.

The taxi swerve before stopping abruptly as a passenger suddenly flag down the bus out out of nowhere.

I am waiting finally got it.
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The signalman flagged down the freight train.

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I managed to flag down a passing police car.

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I do not understand the meaning of the word "flag down".
Can you explain it @ghasemkiani?
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As an example, to flag down a taxi means to signal a taxi to stop.

They flaged Down the taxi from nearest street lastnight.

We have to flag down a passing car in order to ask for lift.

My brother asked me to flag Down his friends car in the corner of the street.

She was desperately trying to flag down auto-rickshaws.

The literal meaning of flag down is not similar idioms, it seems to me. Usually flagging or flag means mark someone for doing something-not-good. but here flag down means just make someone stop.

I managed to flag down a passing police car.

A policeman flagged down the car with his flashlight.

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Outside the gate, people waited to flag down yellow taxis.

Hazell managed to flag down an ambulance that happened to be turning the corner.