take a lot of flack

(verb) to receive a lot of criticism

Example Sentences:

The teacher is going to take a lot of flack because the students don’t like her teaching style.

Anthony’s took a lot of flack from his mother because he was rude during Christmas dinner.

William is taking a lot of flack, as he forgot his girlfriend’s birthday.

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Similar idioms:

1. take a lot of heat
2. give someone a piece of your mind
3. dress down
4. rake someone over the coals
5. have egg on one’s face
6. lose face
7. hot under the collar