take the rap for something

take the rap (for something)

tv. to take the blame for something. (see also rap.) I didn’t want to take the rap for the job, but, after all, I was guilty.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Herakleides	-	Ancient Greek
Utku	-	Turkish
Alexandru	-	Romanian
Mchugh	[mək'hju:]
Kalpana	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
Abd Al-Qadir	-	Arabic