wrap yourself in the flag
disapprovingDefinition
› to show great loyalty and support for your country in a way that does not ask questions: Although national pride is important to the prime minister, he does not wrap himself in the flag as his predecessor used to do.Patriotism and nationalism
(Definition of wrap yourself in the flag from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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wrap sth around/round sb/sth phrasal verb
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