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∎ she rapped the desk elle frappa sur le bureau;∎ figurative to rap sb's knuckles, to rap sb over the knuckles sermonner qn(b) (in newspaper headlines) réprimander∎ somebody rapped on the door quelqu'un a frappé (à la porte)∎ what's he rapping about now? qu'est-ce qu'il raconte maintenant?3 noun(a) (blow, sound) coup m (sec);∎ I heard a rap at the door j'ai entendu frapper à la porte;∎ figurative to be given a rap over or on the knuckles se faire taper sur les doigts∎ to take the rap (for sth) écoper (pour qch)∎ he's up on a murder/drugs rap il est accusé de meurtre/dans une affaire de drogue□ ;∎ to beat the rap échapper à la justice□, échapper à la condamnation□, être acquitté□∎ don't give me that rap! raconte pas n'importe quoi!;∎ he was laying down some rap about the new model il était en train de faire un baratin sur le nouveau modèle∎ I don't care a rap! je m'en fiche (pas mal)!►► Music rap artist chanteur(euse) m,f de rap;Music rap music rap m;rap session bavardage m;∎ we had a good rap session on a discuté pendant un bon bout de temps;(a) (say sharply) lancer, lâcher;∎ she rapped out an order elle lança un ordre(b) (tap out → message) taper -
2 rap
A n4 ○ ( accusation) accusation f ; to beat the rap s'en tirer à bon compte ; to hang a murder/burglary rap on sb faire endosser un meurtre/cambriolage à qn ; to take the rap écoper ○ (for pour).1 ( tap) frapper sur ;1 ( tap) donner des coups secs (with avec) ; to rap on the table/at the door donner des coups secs sur la table/à la porte ;2 Mus faire du rap ;3 ○ US ( talk) causer ○, parler (about de).■ rap out:▶ rap out [sth] lancer [order, question].
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take the rap for — take the rap (for (something)) to be blamed or punished unfairly for something you have not done. Reublinger has often taken the rap for bad decisions made by his boss … New idioms dictionary
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take the rap for something — take the rap (for (something)) to be blamed or punished unfairly for something you have not done. Reublinger has often taken the rap for bad decisions made by his boss … New idioms dictionary
take the rap (for something) — tv. to take the blame for something. (Originally underworld. See also rap.) □ I didn’t want to take the rap for the job, but, after all, I was guilty. □ I threw the rock, but John took the rap … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take the rap — (for (something)) to be blamed or punished unfairly for something you have not done. Reublinger has often taken the rap for bad decisions made by his boss … New idioms dictionary
take the rap — If you take the rap, you accept blame or punishment for something, even if you are not responsible. If you take the rap for something, you accept blame or punishment for it, even if you have not done it. The whole class had to take the… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take the rap — to be blamed or punished for something bad that has happened, especially when it is not your fault. I m not going to take the rap for someone else s mistakes. (often + for) … New idioms dictionary
take the rap — informal why should I take the rap for what Clarence did? Syn: be punished, take the blame, suffer, suffer the consequences, pay, pay the price … Thesaurus of popular words
take the rap — ► take the rap informal be punished or blamed for something. Main Entry: ↑rap … English terms dictionary
take the rap — (informal) BE PUNISHED, take the blame, suffer (the consequences), pay (the price). → rap * * * take the rap (slang) To take the blame or punishment, esp in place of another • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary