[flat-out] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Without hiding anything; plainly; openly. * /The student told his teacher flat-out that he was not listening to her./ 2. At top speed; as fast […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

flat-footed

[flat-footed] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Straightforward; forthright; direct; outright. * /The governor issued a flat-footed denial of the accusation./ * /He came out flat-footed against the idea./ 2. Not ready; not […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

flat as a pancake

[flat as a pancake] {adj. phr.} Very level; very flat; having no mountains or hills. * /A great part of the American Midwest is as flat as a pancake./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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