flag down

I flagged down a waiter and ordered another glass of Malbec.

“Put the flags down and hold up peace signs instead.”

Metropolitan Police officers were flagged down by a member of staff after the incident at the school on Alfred Road, Westbourne Park, at about 16:40 BST on Monday.

Kits carried by taxi drivers, identified by stickers on their vehicles, could then be flagged down by members of the public if they are assisting anyone with a stab wound.

“The County never told them to take a flag down,” Patti wrote.