- 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. 2014.
get/take flak
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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
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) … New idioms dictionary
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
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
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
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