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cracking the flags
What does cracking the flags mean?
Extremely hot weather. The image is the sun beating down so hard the flagstones (pavement slabs) are splitting. Reserved for genuine rare Liverpool heatwaves — not a mild May afternoon.
"Get the garden chairs out, it's cracking the flags today."
Frequently asked questions
What does cracking the flags mean?
It describes boiling hot weather — sun so fierce the pavement flagstones seem to be splitting.
How do you use cracking the flags in a sentence?
"Get the fan out — it's cracking the flags out there today."
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