"take the rap" meaning in English

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      "form": "took the rap",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "To be blamed or punished for something, especially for the wrongful actions of another; to willingly allow oneself to be so blamed or punished."
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          "blamed",
          "blamed"
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          "punished",
          "punished"
        ],
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          "wrongful",
          "wrongful"
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        [
          "willingly",
          "willingly"
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        "(slang, idiomatic) To be blamed or punished for something, especially for the wrongful actions of another; to willingly allow oneself to be so blamed or punished."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "beat the rap"
        },
        {
          "word": "bum rap"
        },
        {
          "word": "take the heat"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "carry the can"
        },
        {
          "word": "take the fall"
        }
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        "slang"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "take the blame",
          "word": "arcar com as culpas"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "take the rap"
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    {
      "form": "took the rap",
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "beat the rap"
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    {
      "word": "bum rap"
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    {
      "word": "take the heat"
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      "glosses": [
        "To be blamed or punished for something, especially for the wrongful actions of another; to willingly allow oneself to be so blamed or punished."
      ],
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          "blamed",
          "blamed"
        ],
        [
          "punished",
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          "willingly",
          "willingly"
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        "(slang, idiomatic) To be blamed or punished for something, especially for the wrongful actions of another; to willingly allow oneself to be so blamed or punished."
      ],
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      "word": "carry the can"
    },
    {
      "word": "take the fall"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "take the blame",
      "word": "arcar com as culpas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "take the rap"
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