Examples of 'took the rap' in a sentence

Meaning of "took the rap"

The phrase 'took the rap' is an idiomatic expression that means to accept responsibility or blame for something, usually on behalf of someone else. It often implies taking the punishment or consequences for a wrongdoing, even if one is not solely responsible for it

How to use "took the rap" in a sentence

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took the rap
You took the rap for him.
The junior always took the rap.
Jack took the rap and did extra.
I would rather you took the rap.
I took the rap for a client.
The unior always took the rap.
He just took the rap for a couple of upperclassmen.
We were the one that took the rap.
I took the rap for you.
He kept quiet and took the rap for me.
I took the rap for my boss.
I am the one who took the rap for it.
I took the rap for her.
Your brother took the rap for you.
You took the rap becauseI was just a kid then.

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I kept my mouth shut and took the rap.
He just took the rap for his kid.
Looks like your old man took the rap.
You took the rap.
It could be about the boyfriend she took the rap for.
But he took the rap.
Like they murdered the bartender your friend took the rap for.
I also took the rap.
You thought he would leave them to you because you took the rap alone.
She took the rap.
But Preston kid thought she did it took the rap.
My son took the rap.
I am saying that right now Patrick does not know that Charlotte took the rap for him.
The guy who took the rap and died in prison.
Like you did for Darnell when he took the rap for you.
Bogdan took the rap and got three years in prison.
It was not right that he took the rap for it all.
So you took the rap for Jesse in order to secure yourself privileges in prison.
No wonder Dmitri took the rap for him.
RJ took the rap for everything.
Because he would not do your lousy show unless I took the rap for the fight.
But Ollie took the rap for it.
And I was the one who took the rap.
Cecilia Duncan took the rap for the defendant in this case.
He felt he failed them, so he took the rap.
Both sides made sure he took the rap for something he did not do.
I took the rap for you and Ezra and Sean.
A lot of Marines thought he took the rap for what was wrong with the system.
I took the rap and here I am.
It wasn't right he took the rap for it all.
You took the rap because I was just a kid then.
So lsigned the deal, took the rap andposted bail.
I took the rap for you at work today, you owe me that.
Brenner tried to bust me, you took the rap for that shit.
I took the rap for you before, but not this time.

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