be at half mast Idiom, Proverb
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at half-mast
Idiom(s): at half-mastTheme: HALF
halfway up or down. (Primarily referring to flags. Can be used for things other than flags as a joke.)
• The flag was flying at half-mast because the general had died.
• Americans fly flags at half-mast on Memorial Day.
• The little boy ran out of the house with his pants at half-mast.
a past master at
Idiom(s): be a past master at sthTheme: SKILL
to have been proven extremely good or skillful at an activity.
• Mary is a past master at cooking omeletes.
• Pam is a past master at the art of complaining.
at half mast|half mast|mast
prep. phr. Halfway up or down; referring primarily to flagposts, but may be used jokingly. When a president of the United States dies, all flags are flown at half mast.emcee|M.C.|ceremonies|master|master of ceremonies
n. The person in charge of introducing the various participants in a show or entertainment. Bob Hope was the M.C. of many memorable shows.master copy|copy|master
n. 1. A perfect text to which all copies are made to conform; a corrected version used as a standard by printers. The master copy must be right, because if it isn't, the mistakes in it will be repeated all through the edition. 2. A stencil from which other copies are made. Mr. Brown told his secretary to save the master copy so that they could run off more copies whenever they needed them. The master copy was too light so many of the copies didn't come out clear.master key|key|master
n. phr. A key that opens a set of different locks. The building janitor has a master key to all of the apartments in this building.mastermind
n. A person who supplies the intelligence for a project and/or undertakes its management. Winston Churchill was the mastermind in the war against Hitler.nail one's colors to the mast|colors|mast|nail
literary To let everyone know what you think is right and refuse to change. During the election campaign the candidate nailed his colors to the mast on the question of civil rights.be at half-mast
To be partially aloft or lowered. The byword best generally describes a banderole that has been bargain to account a recently-deceased person. After our above admiral died, flags were at half-mast all beyond the country. When my babe came home from the park, she was covered in dirt, and her ponytail was at half-mast.
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