FLAG DOWN Definition & Meaning

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flag down

Signal to stop, as in The police were flagging down all cars. This expression uses the verb flag in the sense of “catch the attention of, as by waving a flag,” a usage dating from the mid-1800s; down was added in the first half of the 1900s.

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He ran away from the crash, after flagging down a taxi, and was arrested a day later following a manhunt by police.

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While the law did not change, assistant referees were told to keep their flag down if they felt there was an immediate scoring opportunity.

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While the law did not change, assistant referees were told to keep their flag down if they felt there was an immediate goalscoring opportunity.

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Rehman flagged down a taxi to escape the scene, leading to a police manhunt before he was arrested two days later.

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Later that morning Prosper flagged down a police car on nearby Bramingham Road having given up on his scheme.

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