"prêter le flanc" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /pʁɛ.te lə flɑ̃/, /pʁe.te lə flɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-prêter le flanc.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to lend the flank”. Compare Italian prestare il fianco. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to lend the flank}} “to lend the flank”, {{lit|to lend the flank}} Literally, “to lend the flank”, {{cog|it|prestare il fianco}} Italian prestare il fianco Head templates: {{fr-verb}} prêter le flanc
  1. (transitive with à) to lay oneself open to something, to leave oneself wide open to something Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prêter_le_flanc-fr-verb-QFp76xkG Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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      "expansion": "Literally, “to lend the flank”",
      "name": "lit"
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      "expansion": "Italian prestare il fianco",
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          "english": "to lay oneself open to criticism",
          "text": "prêter le flanc aux critiques",
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        "(transitive with à) to lay oneself open to something, to leave oneself wide open to something"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʁe.te lə flɑ̃/"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "to lend the flank"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to lend the flank”",
      "name": "lit"
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    {
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          "english": "to lay oneself open to criticism",
          "text": "prêter le flanc aux critiques",
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        }
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        "to lay oneself open to something, to leave oneself wide open to something"
      ],
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          "à",
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        "(transitive with à) to lay oneself open to something, to leave oneself wide open to something"
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    },
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