She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea.

尽管在商店偷东西是她妹妹的主意，可她甘愿为此受罚。

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If the problem can not be solved immediately, he has to take the rap.

如果问题不能马上得到解决，他只能接受指责。

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I don't want to take the rap for Mary, who forgot to mail the check in time.

玛丽忘了及时邮寄支票，我可不想替她承担这个责任。

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If he fails to find a consensus, though, he will have to take the rap for what is sure to be a very unpopular reform.

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Mr Schroeder's failure to take the rap with good grace has only won him more criticism for quibbling rather than tackling the problem head on.

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Convinced that the only way to solve the problem is to hand more power to the mayor, so that he can get things done without resorting to subterfuge and also to take the rap if things go wrong Mr Riordan has appointed a commission to rethink the city's charter.

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