run something up the flagpole

用作动词的意思：（美国俚语）试探某事反应，试行某一意见或主张

用法及例句：
Television runs those vapidities up the flagpole and we salute as though we had been programmed to do so.电视上播放那些无聊的东西以试探效果，而我们却照看不误，好像我们已经习惯了任人摆布。

英汉词典参考：  run  something  up  the  flagpole

分类目录：美国俚语