flak

get/take (the) flak

(informal)

to receive strong criticism (often + from ) Channel 4 took the flak from angry viewers protesting about the show. (often + for ) She got a lot of flak for deserting her children.

flak

and flack (flæk)

1. n. complaints; criticism; negative feedback. (Originally referred to antiaircraft guns and the explosions and damage they caused. The first form is an initialism from German Fliegerabwehrkanonen = flyer defense cannons. I.e., the initial fl plus the first a plus the k.) Why do I have to get all the flak for what you did?

2. n. publicity; hype. Who is going to believe this flack about being first-rate?

3. n. a public relations agent or officer. The flak made an announcement and then disappeared.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ananda	-	Tamil
Aimi	ah-ee-mee	Japanese
Theudelinda	-	Ancient Germanic
Turgay	-	Turkish
Beatrice	be-ah-TREE-che (Italian), BEE-ə-tris (English), BEE-tris (English), BE-ah-trees (Swedish), be-ah-TREES (Swedish)	Italian, English, Swedish
Raymond	['reimɔnd]