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to nail your colours to the mast

to nail your col·our to the mast
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too neyl yoo r, yawr, yohr kuhl-er too stressed th ee mast, mahst]
    • /tu neɪl yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈkʌl ər tu stressed ði mæst, mɑst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too neyl yoo r, yawr, yohr kuhl-er too stressed th ee mast, mahst]
    • /tu neɪl yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr ˈkʌl ər tu stressed ði mæst, mɑst/

Definition of to nail your colours to the mast words

  • phrase to nail your colours to the mast If someone nails their colours to the mast, they say what they really think about something. 0
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Parts of speech for To nail your colours to the mast

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to nail your colours to the mast popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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