TAKE THE RAP (FOR SB/STH)


Meaning of TAKE THE RAP (FOR SB/STH) in English

( informal ) to be blamed or punished, especially for sth you have not done

SYN take the blame :

She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.