get 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zelda (2)	ZEL-də	English
Elvina	el-VEEN-ə	English
Antonina	ahn-taw-NEE-nah (Polish), ahn-tah-NEE-nah (Russian)	Italian, Polish, Russian, Ancient Roman
Ziya	-	Arabic
Kristen (2)	KRIS-tin	English
Sizwe	-	Southern African, Xhosa