Usually means: Endure criticism or responsibility bravely.
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  1. take the heat: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. take the heat: Wordnik
  3. take the heat: Wiktionary
  4. take the heat: Dictionary.com
  5. take the heat: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. take the heat: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (take the heat)

verb:  (informal) To take the blame; to be the focus of anger or scrutiny; to take the consequences.
verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, heat.

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