English Explanatory Dictionary

crack the flags

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

crack the flags cracks the flags cracking the flags cracked the flags

Etymology

See flag (“a flagstone”); the idea is that the extreme heat might cause paving-stones to split.

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