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
Timoti	-	Maori
Odarka	-	Ukrainian
Erlingr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Rut	ROOT (Spanish)	Spanish, Icelandic, Swedish, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Amandus	-	Late Roman
Friedhelm	FREET-helm	German