- take flak
- get/take (the) flak
informal
to receive strong criticism.
Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show.
(often + from)She got a lot of flak for deserting her children.
(often + for)
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get/take flak — If you get or take flak, you receive severe criticism for something you have done. He got a lot of flak for the way he handled the situation … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take the flak — If you take the flak, you are strongly criticised for something.( Take flak is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
flak — flak, flack noun (U) 1 informal strong criticism : get/take flak: The administration has taken a lot of flak over its decision to pull troops out of Somalia. 2 bullets or shells (shell1 (3)) that are shot from guns on the ground at enemy aircraft … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Flak (disambiguation) — Flak refers to anti aircraft gunfire, derived from the German Flugabwehrkanone , for aircraft defense cannon , during World War II.Flak can also mean: * Flak jacket, protective clothing worn by soldiers and others to protect themselves from… … Wikipedia
take the flak — get/take (the) flak informal to receive strong criticism. Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + from) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
flak — [[t]flæ̱k[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you get a lot of flak from someone, they criticize you severely. If you take the flak, you get the blame for something. [INFORMAL] The President is getting a lot of flak for that... In recent years they have attracted… … English dictionary
flak — n criticism, antagonism, aggression, trou ble. The terms Flugabwehrkanone and Fliegerabwehrkanone, given to German World War II anti aircraft guns, provided this acronym which was adopted as an English colloquialism. It is now some times spelt… … Contemporary slang
flak — Often misspelled, as here: Japanese women take a lot of flack from foreigners for their alleged docility (Observer). The word, for what it is worth, is a contraction of the German Fliegerabwehrkanone ( antiaircraft gun ), which contains… … Dictionary of troublesome word
get the flak — get/take (the) flak informal to receive strong criticism. Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + from) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
get flak — get/take (the) flak informal to receive strong criticism. Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + from) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
