Usually means: Accept blame on someone's behalf.
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  1. take the rap: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. take the rap: Collins English Dictionary
  3. take the rap: Wiktionary
  4. take the rap: Dictionary.com
  5. take the rap: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. take the rap: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Take the rap: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (take the rap)

verb:  (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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