to receive strong criticism
получить жесткую критику (poluchit' zhestkuyu kritiku)
"The government took flak for its poor handling of the crisis."
"Правительство получило жесткую критику за плохое управление кризисом." (Pravitel'stvo poluchilo zhestkuyu kritiku za plokhoe upravlenie krizisom.)
Something that is outdated or no longer interesting
seeing the positive side of something
to focus closely on something
a constant source of annoyance or trouble
Things are more fun or effective with more people involved.
work done by a group of people to achieve a common goal