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Signal to stop, as in The police were flagging down all cars . This expression uses the verb flag in the sense of “catch the attention of, as by waving a flag,” a usage dating from the mid-1800s; down was added in the first half of the 1900s.

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Rehman flagged down a taxi to escape the scene, leading to a police manhunt before he was arrested two days later.

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Later that morning Prosper flagged down a police car on nearby Bramingham Road having given up on his scheme.

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Now the 41-year-old is flagging down cars and posting videos on social media to stop as many drivers from entering the land as possible.

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Prosper later flagged down a police car on nearby Bramingham Road after trying to hide the gun in some bushes, giving up on his deadly plans.

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Prosper flagged down a police car on nearby Bramingham Road after trying to hide the gun in some bushes, giving up on his deadly plans.

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