ADJ
- small
- hinged
- loose
- a loose flap of skin
- tent
- pocket
- a stylish jacket with leather cuffs and pocket flaps
VERB + FLAP
- undo
- The officer undid the flap of his holster and drew his gun
- draw back, lift back/up, open, pull back
- He drew back the tent flap
- close
- lower
- The pilot lowered the flaps as the aircraft came into land
VERB + FLAP
- get in/into
- Far from getting into a flap over the controversy, the government has used the media attention to its advantage
- put sb in/into
- Having to cook for everyone at Christmas put his mother in a real flap
PREP
- in a ~
- I've never seen her in a flap; she's always so calm
- ~ over
- a flap over nuclear issues
