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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
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Flak

0 It seems some strong criticism or opposition is the meaning of the word 'flak'. Is it a slang word? Is it only in AmE? 02br
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00The Prime minister took/caught some flak from the oppositon members over his handling of ...... 0-
  

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0 Hasn't it something to do with the 2nd world war? 02br 00[n] artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes 02br 00[n] intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" 0-

— Pieanne

  • 0 Hasn't it something to do with the 2nd world war?
  • 02br 00[n] artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes 02br 00[n] intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" 0-
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0 Hasn't it something to do with the 2nd world war? 02br
00[n] artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes 02br
00[n] intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" 0-
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0 Correct, Pieanne. (we need a picture of a cannon) 0-
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0 I haven't got the answer as yet. 02br
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002nd world war is wrong' 02br
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00It should be the Second World War. 0-
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0 I'd agree with Pieanne and Abbie. 'Flak' is well established in BrE, and derives from '01b00Fl02b00ieger01b00a02b00bwehr01b00k02b00anonen' ('anti-aircraft guns' in German). 02br
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00It can mean either the guns themselves, or (more commonly) the A.A. shells as they burst in the sky. 02br
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00Well, I never knew that Mr. P. One lives and learns. 050010id1
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