It will take flack from the left because it is for marriage. From Wordnik.com. [A Modest (Marriage) Proposal] Reference
Pardon my language but how in the flickitty-flack is choking and punching someone after you threaten to kill them a “mistake?”. From Wordnik.com. [Pam Grier “Smallville” Guest Arc Kicks Off In January] Reference
If Mr. Obama is catching the requisite flack from the right, he's also getting it from the left, and it's not just over economics. From Wordnik.com. [So Much for That] Reference
Now I am probably going to catch a lot of flack from the pseudo-EMO crowd that follows these novels like a bevy of groveling lemmings. From Wordnik.com. [Five Reasons to Hate Twilight | myFiveBest] Reference
Like some of the others who've commented, I got a lot of flack from a certain family member about staying home before the children came. From Wordnik.com. [The First Year At Home] Reference
Senior executives in all industries may be more visible today but most are still delivering carefully crafted, 'flack'-approved messages. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Cherwenka: The Illusion of Corporate Transparency: The Cluetrain Manifesto 10 Years Later] Reference
Or feeling obliged to call a flack for a soundbite to round out a story?. From Wordnik.com. [Journalists: Where do you add value? « BuzzMachine] Reference
One day in particular, he said a piece of an ammunition shell called flack flew in the plane and ricocheted off his seat. From Wordnik.com. [KXAN TV] Reference
The word "flack" has a definite negative connotation. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Spokesman: No Candidate Has Been More Scrutinized By Media Than Obama Has] Reference
By the way, Senator McCain, 'flack' is a variant spelling of 'flak'. From Wordnik.com. [McCain-Obama Slugfest Continues] Reference
It IS amazing what kind of flack the priests have to take from people. From Wordnik.com. [Kvetching] Reference
HuffPoster and famous 'flack' Kelly Cutrone started the show earlier than usual. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Geana: As Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Ends, Oscar Takes the Day (PHOTOS, POLL)] Reference
Having had both "flack" and "flak" thrown in my direction ... there is a difference. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Again Refers To Czechoslovakia, A Non-Existent Country] Reference
Given the purely Public Relations nature of McCain's stroll, "flack" jacket is perfectly correct. From Wordnik.com. [McCain-Obama Slugfest Continues] Reference
He said he got quote, "flack" for being Middle Eastern and was harassed, Campbell, by some in the military. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2009] Reference
Update: And by the way, Senator McCain, the New Oxford American Dictionary says "flack" is okay, after all. From Wordnik.com. [McCain-Obama Slugfest Continues] Reference
He doesn't even have a mastery of the English language since "flack" and "flak" are both acceptable spellings. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Saturday Roundup] Reference
The word "flack" is used so many times it looses its meaning. From Wordnik.com. [carrie*connects] Reference
Back to the quote, the 'flack' mentioned is Paris Hilton's publicist Mike Sitrick. From Wordnik.com. [Whudat • The Latest Black Celebrity News and Views sprinkled with flavors] Reference
A flack is a press agent. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
This is you a couple days ago under flack jackets. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2008] Reference
It was written by some PR flack probably in Virginia. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 3, 2002] Reference
Already, he's getting a lot of flack for being "anti-business.". From Wordnik.com. [Danny Schechter: Whither Obama's "Economic Agenda:?" Will it Speed Recovery?] Reference
She may have received flack about it, but nothing like this guy. From Wordnik.com. [Dlisted - Be Very Afraid] Reference
But the 33-year-old comedian proves less reticent than his flack. From Wordnik.com. [Spade In America] Reference
Just the flack, the upper body protection, weighs 60 to 65 pounds. From Wordnik.com. [‘You Can’t Feel Sorry for Yourself’] Reference
Well they've come under a lot of flack, a real backlash against them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2007] Reference
But he's been evolving for a while and he's taken a lot of flack for it. From Wordnik.com. ['Sharon Is Weaker'] Reference
And then the Prime Minister takes all the flack, that's absolutely right. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 17, 2001] Reference
As a flack for AstraZeneca puts it, "Michael Moore is becoming an urban legend.". From Wordnik.com. [NEWSMAKERS] Reference
But before I could dash away to the bar, the flack was back, with Cryer in hand. From Wordnik.com. [See It Here First] Reference
From our Cars Blog: NHTSA draws flack from Insurance Institute over priorities. From Wordnik.com. [Safety snippets and recall round-up] Reference
And I think the civic authorities here have faced a lot of flack for some kind of event like this. From Wordnik.com. [India's Commonwealth Games Face Hurdles] Reference
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