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
Bobby	['bɔbi]
Sanjay	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Iosifu	-	Old Church Slavic
Hania (1)	HAHN-yah	Polish
Pema	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alston	['ɔ:lstən]