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Verb: take the rap
Usage: informal
  1. Take the blame (whether responsible or not)
    - carry the can [informal], take the fall [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: takes the rap, took the rap, taking the rap

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take the cake
take the count
take the fall
take the field
take the Fifth
take the Fifth Amendment
take the floor
take the mick
take the Mickey
take the piss
take the rap
take the road
take the stage
take the stand
take the veil
take time by the forelock
take time off
take to
take to be
take to heart
take to task