nail one's colours to the mast englannista kaikille kielille

Kieli	Käännökset
saksa	Farbe bekennen

To clearly show one's support for a side or opinion in a dispute, often indicating an intention to defend that side to the end.

Partisiipin perfekti	nailed one's colours to the mast
Imperfekti	nailed one's colours to the mast
Partisiipin preesens	nailing one's colours to the mast
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens	nails one's colours to the mast

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