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flak
or flack
[ flak ]
noun
- antiaircraft fire, especially as experienced by the crews of combat airplanes at which the fire is directed.
- criticism; hostile reaction; abuse:
Such an unpopular decision is bound to draw a lot of flak from the press.
flak
/ ڱæ /
noun
- anti-aircraft fire or artillery
- informal.a great deal of adverse criticism
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flak1
C20: from German Fl ( ieger ) a ( bwehr ) k ( anone ), literally: aircraft defence gun
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"I know that he's taken some flak lately, but no one is happier, no one is prouder to put this birth certificate matter to rest than the Donald," Obama said at the time.
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"I'm getting some flak because I said that Musk was pro-apartheid. I don't really know for sure if he was. He grew up at that time," Behar said.
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Then, of course, it’s all the Nirvana flak.
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Hugh got involved when he got "fed up with farmers copping a lot of flak" about their emissions.
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Some of the flak I have had on social media for predicting that Liverpool would win 5-0 was extraordinary.
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