flak

[US]/flæk/
[UK]/flæk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. antiaircraft fire; criticism; attack.
Word Forms
Pluralflaks

Phrases & Collocations

take flak

flak jacket

Example Sentences

huge flakes of flames

the paint had been flaking off for years.

a cable had to be flaked out .

the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork.

They flew into heavy flak over the target area.

He’s taken a lot of flak for his unpopular decisions.

you must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong.

use soap flakes shaken up in the water to make bubbles.

the ceiling is snowing green flakes of paint on to the seats.

When you squeeze a handful of snow, the flakes cohere to make a snowball.

Why do I always get the flak when something goes wrong around here?

If you put 5 Flak Troopers inside it you'll have an amazing anti-tank and anti-air defense that can outrange most vehicles!

These superior quality Sensors which are used in Heart Monitoring and Bioinstrumentation Electrodes feature a non flaking coating that is uniformly distributed over the molded plastic substrate.

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