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flare up
To burn brightly for a short time especially after having died down.
The fire flared up again and then died.
To become suddenly angry.
The mayor flared up at the reporter's remark.
The mother flared up at her children.
To begin again suddenly, especially for a short time after a quiet time.
Even after they had conquered the country, revolts sometimes flared up.
Mr. Gray's arthritis flared up sometimes.
flare-up
The reoccurrence of an infection or an armed conflict.
Внезапное ухудшение состояния здоровья, приступ. Так-же применяется к невооруженным конфликтам.
He had a flare-up of his arthritis.
There was a bad flare-up of hostilities in some countries.
There was a flare-up of my father's sickness last week.
На прошлой неделе случился приступ болезни моего отца.
flash card
A card with numbers or words on it that is used in teaching, a class.
The teacher used flash cards to drill the class in addition.
flash in the pan
A person or thing that starts out well but does not continue.
Mary got 100 on the first test in arithmetic but it was just a flash in the pan because she failed in arithmetic.
The new quarterback was a flash in the pan.
flat as a pancake
Very level; very flat; having no mountains or hills.
A great part of the American Midwest is as flat as a pancake.
flat-footed
catch flat-footed
Straightforward; forthright; direct; outright.
He came out flat-footed against the idea.
The governor issued a flat-footed denial of the accusation.
Not ready; not prepared; Usually used with catch.
The teacher's question caught Tim flat-footed.
Unexpected company at lunch time caught Mrs. Green flat-footed.
flat-out
Without hiding anything; plainly; openly.
The student told his teacher flat-out that he was not listening to her.
At top speed; as fast as possible.
He saw two men running flat-out from the wild rhinoceros.
flatfoot
A policeman.
"What does Joe do for a living? - He's a flatfoot."