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beat the rap

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beat the rap

Sl. to evade conviction and punishment (for a crime). He was charged with drunk driving, but he beat the rap. The police hauled Tom in and charged him with a crime. His lawyer helped him beat the rap.

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beat the rap

to avoid being punished People think that if you have enough money and high-priced lawyers, you can generally beat the rap.

Related vocabulary: get off (scot-free)

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beat the rap

  (American informal)

to escape being punished There's no way he can beat the rap now. No lawyer can save him.

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beat the rap

Escape punishment; win acquittal. For example, The youngsters were caught shoplifting, but somehow they were able to beat the rap. The rap in this idiom means "the legal charge against one." [Slang; 1920s]

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beat the rap

tv. to evade conviction and punishment (for a crime). The police hauled Tom in and charged him with a crime. His lawyer helped him beat the rap.

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beat the rap

Slang

To escape punishment or be acquitted of a charge.

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