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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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Sukhbir | | - | Indian (Sikh) |
| Ozazias | | - | Biblical Greek |
| Rolf | | RAWLF (German) | German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English |
| Page | | PAYJ | English |
| Ocean | | O-shən | English (Rare) |
| Nichole | | ni-KOL | English |