Flag on the play

Posted by Bob April 17, 2002In reply to Flag on the play posted by Bruce Kahl on April 17, 2002

Hi,
I'm translating "The Sopranos" for Swedish television viewers, and need an explanation of "flag on the play".
(A female psychiatrist has happened to double-book her clients, and when she enters the waiting room one of them says: "Flag on the play. I'm pretty sure you said Tuesday." I've tried the various on-line slang dictionaries, but had no luck.
Hilfe!

Niklas

Here in the US that is a football term.
It means there was a violation of the rules and the referee threw down a flag signifying to all players that a violation occured.

Try "yellow card for that." as an understandable alternative