( 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.
( 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. 2005