Before finalizing the campaign, the manager sends it up the flagpole and sees who salutes to gauge internal support.

At the meeting, we sent it up the flagpole and saw who saluted before committing to the plan.

By the time the meeting ended, we had already sent it up the flagpole and seen who saluted, so we knew which ideas had support.

Even when others doubted her, she kept it up and finished the project on time.

Even when the jokes fall flat, he keeps it up to make everyone laugh.

After finding the lost bracelet, Maria walked home feeling relieved, holding it carefully in the palm of her hand.

The term 'weather it' refers to the dummy pronoun used in sentences like 'It is raining'.

In her syntax paper she analyzed how the anticipatory it allows sentences to postpone the real subject until later clauses.

We secured a lucrative contract, expanded into three new markets, and, to crown it all, our research was published in a top-tier journal.

As the score tightened in the final minutes, the coach reminded the team that it isn't over till the fat lady sings, so they kept pushing until the final whistle.