| 单词 | bum rap |
| 释义 | bum rap[ buhm-rap ] / ˈbʌm ˈræp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bum rap ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang.an unjust accusation, verdict, or punishment: He was sent to prison on a bum rap. an adverse opinion or judgment considered undeserved or unjust: The review was a bum rap, but I liked the play. Also bad rap [bad-rap] /ˈbæd ˈræp/ . Origin of bum rapFirst recorded in 1910–15; bum1 (in the sense “disappointing, unpleasant”) + rap1 (in the sense “blame, punishment, criminal charge”) Words nearby bum rapbump start, bump stock, bumptious, bump up, bumpy, bum rap, bum-rush, bum's rush, bum steer, bumsters, bumsucking Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bum rapbum rap noun US slanga trumped-up or false charge an unjust punishment Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with bum rapbum rap A false accusation or conviction; also, unfair criticism or action. For example, He claimed he was in prison on a bum rap, or The theater critics gave her last play a bum rap. This expression originated in the 1920s as underworld slang, and by the mid-1900s it was also used figuratively for other kinds of injustice. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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