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flack out and flake out
Sl. to collapse with exhaustion; to lie down because of exhaustion. All the hikers flacked out when they reached the campsite. After a few hours, the hikers all flaked out. See also: out flake something off of something and flake something off to make bits or flakes break off from the whole. The sculptor flaked bits of stone off the block, but you could not yet see what the block was going to become. She flaked off a little more. flake away (from something) [for bits of something] to break away from the whole gradually or from natural causes. Bits of stone flaked away from the surface of the statue year after year. Bits of the steps flaked away from years of constant use. See also: away flake down Sl. to go to bed and go to sleep. I've got to go home and flake down for a while. Tom is flaked down for the night. flake off (of) something [for bits of something] to break away from the whole, perhaps under pressure or because of damage. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Little bits of marble began to flake off the marble steps. Bits flaked off from the whole. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Baker Perkins has introduced new versions of its breakfast cereal flaking rolls with a number of significant enhancements designed to improve operation and maintenance. Unimills, supplier of tailor-made vegetable oils and a member of Asian multinational the Sime Darby group, has expanded its fat flaking capacity with the installation of a dedicated flaking line for unhardened fats. |
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