Another spanish sayings and proverbs, 2
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 @ 6:21 AM
Plaza de las banderas, by oswaldo, in flickr.
"A banderas desplegadas" = "To foldout flags"
To do or to promote something open, public and with a clearly showed way.This adverbial phrase is synonymous with other one, older, "a pendon perdido" = "To an injured standard", used, according to Covarrubias, "quando con toda fuerÇa se va a socorrer alguna necesidad, cual es ver el estandarte o vandera en peligro de ganarla los enemigos" = "When with all the force you go to help any need, which is to see the standard or flag in danger of beeing gotten by enemies".