take the rap

take the rap
expr sl
1)

The quarrel was not of his making but he had to take the rap — Он не был зачинщиком этой ссоры, но все шишки посыпались на него

I'd confess if I thought someone else was going to have to take the rap for what I had done — Я бы сознался, если бы знал, что кому-то другому попадет за то, что натворил я

I had to take the rap for her mistake — Мне пришлось отвечать за ее ошибку

He would have to take the rap — Расхлебывать всю эту кашу придется ему

They'd have paid you to take the rap — Они бы тебе заплатили, если бы ты захотел стать козлом отпущения

I don't want to take the rap for you — Я не собираюсь получать за тебя втык

2)

The old man took the rap for them both in an arson case — Старик взял всю вину на себя за них обоих в деле о поджоге

How can I take the rap for this crime if I wasn't even in town? — Зачем я буду брать на себя это дело, когда меня даже в городе не было?


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Смотреть что такое "take the rap" в других словарях:

  • 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 — ► take the rap informal be punished or blamed for something. Main Entry: ↑rap …   English terms 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 — (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

  • 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 — receive punishment, be accused and punished The owner of the restaurant was forced to take the rap over allowing underage workers to work at night …   Idioms and examples

  • 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 (for something) — informal phrase to be blamed or punished, especially for something that you did not do There’s no way I’m taking the rap for his mistakes. Thesaurus: to be punishedsynonym punishment of being legally killedhyponym …   Useful english dictionary

  • take the rap (for somebody) — take the ˈrap (for sb/sth) idiom (informal) to be blamed or punished, especially for sth you have not done Syn: take the blame • She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister s idea. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 — 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


Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»