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flat noun /flæt/ /flæt/ Idioms jump to other results rooms  enlarge image [countable] (British English) (also apartment especially in North American English) a set of rooms for living in, usually on one floor of a building- They're renting a furnished flat on the third floor.
- to buy/sell a flat
- in a flat Do you live in a flat or a house?
- a basement/ground-floor/top-floor flat
- a two-bedroom flat
- The park was surrounded by high-rise flats and office blocks.
- a new block of flats
- Many large old houses have been converted into flats.
- Children from the flats (= the block of flats) across the street were playing outside.
see also council flat, granny flatCollocations Moving houseMoving house Renting- live in a rented/(especially North American English) rental property
- rent/share/move into a furnished house/(British English) flat/(especially North American English) apartment
- rent a studio/(British English) a studio flat/(especially North American English) a studio apartment/(British English) a bedsit
- find/get a housemate/(British English) a flatmate/(North American English) a roommate
- sign/break the lease/rental agreement/contract
- extend/renew/terminate the lease/(British English) tenancy
- afford/pay the rent/the bills/(North American English) the utilities
- (especially British English) fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the rent
- pay/lose/return a damage deposit/(North American English) security deposit
- give/receive a month’s/two-weeks’ notice to leave/vacate the property
Being a landlord- have a flat/an apartment/a room (British English) to let/(especially North American English) for rent
- rent (out)/lease (out)/ (British English) let (out)/sublet a flat/an apartment/a house/a property
- collect/increase/raise the rent
- evict the existing tenants
- attract/find new/prospective tenants
- invest in rental property/(British English) property to let/(British English) the buy-to-let market
Buying- buy/acquire/purchase a house/(a) property/(especially North American English) (a piece of) prime real estate
- call/contact/use (British English) an estate agent/(North American English) a Realtor™/(North American English) a real estate agent/broker
- make/ (British English) put in an offer on a house
- put down/save for (British English) a deposit on a house
- make/put/save for (especially North American English) a down payment on a house/home
- apply for/arrange/take out a mortgage/home loan
- (struggle to) pay the mortgage
- make/meet/keep up/cover the monthly mortgage payments/(British English also) repayments
- (British English) repossess/ (especially North American English) foreclose on somebody’s home/house
Selling- put your house/property on the market/up for sale/up for auction
- increase/lower your price/the asking price
- have/hold/hand over the deed/(especially British English) deeds of/to the house, land, etc.
Extra Examples- Do you think that the council could find me another flat?
- Even the prices of small bachelor flats are unbelievable.
- I'll meet you back at your flat.
- She lives in the top flat.
- The flat is located in a modern development.
- The landlady found they had been illegally subletting the flat.
- The musician rented a flat in a fashionable area of London.
- They live in the next flat.
- We got her a flat in the same block as ours.
Topics Houses and homesa1, Buildingsa1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective… of flatsverb + flatflat + verb- be located
- face something
- overlook something
- …
preposition- at a/the flat
- in a/the flat
phrases- convert something into flats
- divide something into flats
- make something into flats
- …
See full entry level part- [singular] the flat of something the flat level part of something
- He beat on the door with the flat of his hand.
- the flat of a sword
land- [countable, usually plural] an area of low flat land, especially near water
- salt flats
- These birds live on the coastal flats.
- mud and sand flats rich in animal life
see also mudflatOxford Collocations DictionaryadjectiveprepositionSee full entry horse racingthe flat, the Flat [singular] (British English) the season for racing horses on flat ground with no jumps in music  enlarge image- There are no sharps or flats in the key of C major.
opposite sharp compare natural tyre- [countable] (especially North American English) a tyre that has lost air, usually because of a hole
- We got a flat on the way home.
- We had to stop to fix a flat.
in theatre- [countable] (specialist) a vertical section of scenery used on a theatre stage
shoes  enlarge imageflats (also flatties) [plural] (informal) shoes with a very low heelTopics Clothes and Fashionc1 Word Originnoun senses 2 to 8 Middle English: from Old Norse flatr. noun sense 1 early 19th cent. (denoting a floor or storey): alteration of obsolete flet ‘floor, dwelling’, of Germanic origin and related to flat ‘level’. Idioms - (British English) on level ground, without hills or jumps (= for example in horse racing)
- Overtaking the next cyclist on an Alpine climb is a dozen times harder than on the flat.
flat adjective /flæt/ /flæt/ (comparative flatter, superlative flattest) Idioms jump to other results level having a level surface, not curved or sloping, and without holes or any bits sticking out- low buildings with flat roofs
- I need a flat surface to write on.
- A large flat screen was mounted on the wall.
- We found a large flat rock to sit on.
- People used to think the earth was flat.
- a large, deep dish with a flat bottom
- Exercise is the only way to get a flat stomach after having a baby.
Topics Colours and Shapesa2Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbSee full entry (of land) without any slopes or hills- The road stretched ahead across the flat landscape.
- The desert was flat, mile after mile.
- He reached a flatter section of land near the river.
- the flat plains of northern Germany
Topics Geographya2Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbSee full entry (of an area of water) calm and without waves- The sails hung limply in the flat calm (= conditions at sea when there is no wind and the water is completely level).
- The sea was almost completely flat.
- The water was dead flat, like a mirror.
not high broad but not very high- Chapattis are a kind of flat Indian bread.
- flat shoes (= with no heels or very low ones)
- (figurative) The company's organizational structure was kept deliberately flat, with only three levels of hierarchy.
not exciting- not exciting; not feeling or showing interest or enthusiasm
- He felt very flat after his friends had gone home.
- It was a curiously flat note on which to end the election campaign.
Extra Examples- Life will seem a bit flat without you.
- She was feeling very flat after the excitement of the flight.
voice- not showing much emotion; not changing much in tone
- Her voice was flat and expressionless.
- He spoke in a flat Midlands accent.
- He went on in a flat tone.
colours/pictures- very smooth, with no contrast between light and dark, and giving no impression of depth
- Acrylic paints can be used to create large, flat blocks of colour.
business- not very successful because very little is being sold; not changing or increasing
- The housing market has been flat for months.
- Interest rates have remained flat.
Topics Businessc2 refusal/denial- [only before noun] not allowing discussion or argument; definite
- Her request was met with a flat refusal.
- He gave a flat ‘No!’ to one reporter's question.
- These results are in flat contradiction to the theory of relativity.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2 in music- used after the name of a note to mean a note a semitone lower
- That note should be B flat, not B.
opposite sharp compare naturalTopics Musicc1 - below the correct pitch (= how high or low a note sounds)
- The high notes were slightly flat.
opposite sharp drink- no longer having bubbles in it; not fresh
- The soda was warm and had gone flat.
Topics Drinksc2 battery- (British English) unable to supply any more electricity
tyre- not containing enough air, usually because of a hole
feet- with no natural raised curves under the feet see also flat-footed
More Like This Consonant-doubling adjectivesConsonant-doubling adjectives- big
- drab
- fat
- fit
- flat
- hot
- mad
- red
- sad
- wet
Word Originadjective Middle English: from Old Norse flatr. Idioms - (British English, informal) that is my final decision and I will not change my mind
- You can't go and that's flat!
- (informal) completely flat
- The country around here is as flat as a pancake.
More Like This Similes in idiomsSimiles in idioms- (as) bald as a coot
- (as) blind as a bat
- (as) bright as a button
- (as) bold as brass
- as busy as a bee
- as clean as a whistle
- (as) dead as a/the dodo
- (as) deaf as a post
- (as) dull as ditchwater
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- as flat as a pancake
- (as) good as gold
- (as) mad as a hatter/a March hare
- (as) miserable/ugly as sin
- as old as the hills
- (as) pleased/proud as Punch
- as pretty as a picture
- (as) regular as clockwork
- (as) quick as a flash
- (as) safe as houses
- (as) sound as a bell
- (as) steady as a rock
- (as) thick as two short planks
- (as) tough as old boots
- very confused, worried or excited
- Her resignation put her colleagues in a spin.
Topics Feelingsc2
- (informal) in bed because you are ill
- She's been flat on her back for over a week now.
- (figurative) The UK market was flat on its back (= business was very bad).
flat adverb /flæt/ /flæt/ (comparative flatter, no superlative) Idioms jump to other results level- spread out in a level, straight position, especially against another surface
- Lie flat and breathe deeply.
- They pressed themselves flat against the tunnel wall as the train approached.
- I can't get this material to lie flat.
refusing/denying(North American English flat out) (informal) in a definite and direct way- She told me flat she would not speak to me again.
- I made them a reasonable offer but they turned it down flat.
in music- lower than the correct pitch (= how high or low a note sounds)
- He sings flat all the time.
opposite sharp Word Originadverb Middle English: from Old Norse flatr. Idioms - if a joke, a story, or an event falls flat, it completely fails to make people laugh or to have the effect that was intended
- Without Jem, the whole evening would have fallen flat.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
- to fall so that you are lying on your front
- to fail completely, usually in an embarrassing way
- His next television venture fell flat on its face.
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
flat broke (British English also stony broke) - (informal) completely broke (= without money)
- as fast or as hard as possible
- Workers are working flat out to meet the rise in demand for new cars.
- (especially North American English) in a definite and direct way; completely
- I told him flat out ‘No’.
- It's a 30-year mortgage we just flat out can't handle.
see also flat-out
- (informal) used with an expression of time to say that something happened or was done very quickly, in no more than the time stated
- They changed the wheel in three minutes flat (= in only three minutes).
flat verb /flæt/ /flæt/ [intransitive] (Australian English, New Zealand English) jump to other results - to live in or share a flat
- My sister Zoe flats in Auckland.
Word Originverb sense 1 early 19th cent. (denoting a floor or storey): alteration of obsolete flet ‘floor, dwelling’, of Germanic origin and related to flat ‘level’.
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