Meaning of crack the flags | Babel Free

Definitions

Of the sun or sunshine: to beat down very strongly; to be extremely hot.

Northern, UK, colloquial

Examples

“Early summer sunshine threatened to crack the flags outside.”

“I was apprehensive, feeling butterflies, pissed, the sun cracking the flags.”

“[…] plus the sun was still cracking the flags as we headed back to Geneva.”

“The sun's hot enough to crack the flags and there's not a cloud in sight.”

“'Tis fit to crack the flags so you'll not be wantin' your brolly.”

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