haul down a flag
lower a flag

"Because hauling down his flag was the same as striking a wedge is today," Jaruwalski said in that same detached voice.

They had hauled down their red flag and hoisted the Catalan national flag.

But for sighting theDido, she would have been battered into hauling down her flag.

That could have been us, pounded to a stop and hauling down our flag.

She hauled down her flag and turned toward the beach to ground herself.

I've had enough; I'll haul down my flag the others may fight it out if they want to.

Rear Admiral Lee hauled down his flag from her on 14 August.

Tired as she was, she wasn't ready to haul down her flag.

He hauls down his flag next month," said Hardy, gloomily.

If we haul down our flag, obviously we won't get away in the boats.