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fleck (something) with (something)

To cause something to be spotted or speckled with something else. Gross, the kids flecked the bathroom mirror with toothpaste. Be careful, we don't want to fleck the hardwood floors with paint. Do you have a shammy? That storm flecked my glasses with raindrops.
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flecked with (something)

Spotted or speckled with something. Gross, the bathroom mirror is flecked with toothpaste. Be careful, I don't want the hardwood floors to be flecked with paint. Do you have a shammy? My glasses are flecked with raindrops.
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fleck something with something

to put little specks of something on something. They flecked the little figures with some kind of powder that made them sparkle. His hair was flecked with gray.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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But Fleck - who can operate as a left-sided attacking player or in central midfield - cannot sign a professional contract until next August when he turns 16.
"It's about a guy who's frustrated and wants to change the world, but can't seem to get his own life together," Fleck says of Gosling's lead character.
'The club for many years has been a multi-cultural employer and Robbie Fleck has embraced that team ethos.
Bath investigated the incident and last night described the claims against Fleck as ``completely unfounded''.
A statement from the club said: ``The club for many years has been a multi-cultural employer and Robbie Fleck has embraced that team ethos.
The major difference between Fleck and his predecessors is that this is a study the emphasis of which is as much musical as literary, and in which musical examples are as abundant as textual citation.
In fact, after listening to Fleck's tape, the local district attorney's office announced it would not press any charges, against him.
But Fleck believes if Steven Gerrard could win the Premiership this season it would rank even higher.
Parents Darrel and Leanne Fleck spoke to the BBC about what happened that day.
Bela Fleck was named after the Hungarian 20th-century classical composer Bela Bartok.
David Fleck, head of Canadian investment bank at Macquarie Group (OTC: MQG) (OTC PINK: MQBKY) has left the position with the bank, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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THERE was relief all round as City midfielder John Fleck was given the all-clear from hospital following his sickening head injury.
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