Idioms
The language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class
Idiom:
take the rap for (someone or something)
Meaning:
to receive punishment for something, to be accused and punished for something, to receive punishment in place of someone else
Example:
The owner of the restaurant was forced to take the rap for permitting underage workers to work at night.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements or in its grammatically atypical use of words.
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