单词 | to get the rap |
释义 | > as lemmasto get the rap a. to get the rap: to receive a rebuke or scolding; to get the blame; (also) to be charged with a crime. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > blame > [verb (intransitive)] > take the blame to get the rap1865 to carry (also take) the can (back)1927 1865 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 297/2 He who has the bad taste to meddle with the caprices of believers..gets the rap and the orders of dismissal. 1927 Chicago Tribune 14 June 9/1 He's afraid a few of these murders will be solved and that he'll get the rap that belongs to him. 1972 ‘H. Howard’ Nice Day for Funeral iii. 51 Suppose somebody gets the rap for killing Frankie? What good will that do her? 1994 D. Blum Monkey Wars 178 Because I'm president of this association, I get the rap for everything. < as lemmas |
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