flak noun [U] (CRITICISM)
informal
Meaning of flak in English
(Definition of flak from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
flak | Intermediate English
flak | Business English
flak
noun
uk
/flæk/ us
Examples of flak
flak
He will continue to get a lot more flak, but it will come from the voices of the past.
From Washington Times
The staff, wearing flak jackets and helmets, negotiates each crossing.
From CBS News
Any equivocation will likely mean flak from his ardent supporters.
From The Atlantic
However, the bill has received a lot of flak from several prominent people and organizations.
For what it's worth, my husband is trying in his way to take the flak from his sibling.
From The Seattle Times
A sense of humor is better than a flak jacket, that's for sure.
From Foreign Policy
You can take a flak jacket, which will reduce a lot of that damage.
From VentureBeat
We also put horrible graffiti on our helmets and flak jackets.
From The Atlantic
This is around the same time that they also took flak for being a bunch of luddites, crowing about how technology was ruining the world.
From Gizmodo
I definitely got a lot of flak and stalking and harassment behind that.
From NPR
It's not actually clear that women use it more than men, but they certainly get the lion's share of flak for it.
From NPR
But you also catch flak for not sounding the same.
From Los Angeles Times
Have you caught flak from any of the people you wrote about?
From The Atlantic
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