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UK
/flˈæk/
]
[ US /ˈfɫæk/ ]
[ US /ˈfɫæk/ ]
NOUN
- artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
-
intense adverse criticism
Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
the government has come under attack
don't give me any flak - a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
How To Use flak In A Sentence
- Larger butter pieces (not huge, of course, but quite a bit larger than “wet sand”) result in a flakier biscuit. 2009 March | Baking Bites
- A leisurely breakfast - even the motel manager was moaning about the way the Italians "hogged" the muffins this morning and drank cups of milk instead of putting it on their bran flakes! TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
- Flakes with concavities exhibiting steep, unifacial retouch were used to whittle or plane wood, and flakes displaying spurs were used to incise bone or antler.
- The rounded flakes, with less surface area to reflect light, lose brilliance.
- The Blonde had the doracha seekh, a combination of chicken and crab flakes chargrilled in the tandoor oven and served with a piquant mango and avocado chutney, at £7.50.
- The move would draw flak, but would be defensible. Times, Sunday Times
- Workers feed them daily a mix of flakes, worms, grasshoppers and freeze-dried shrimp.
- I looked up at the night sky and snowflakes landed on my face.
- While I'm walking along the beach and eating handfuls of cornflake sand, I encounter a group of envelopes playing horseshoes. Horseshoe Champion
- I thought maybe my family would like it too (little did I realize back then just how much my family does not care for Indian food), and so I made it for them, increasing the mustard seeds but massively reducing the pepper flakes for my heat-averse mother (I did not know to sub in paprika then). Tried & True Goan Style Vindaloo
