beat\ the\ rap

beat\ the\ rap
v. phr.
To escape the legal penalty one ought to receive.

In spite of the strong evidence against him, the prisoner beat the rap and went free.


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  • beat the rap — {v. phr.} To escape the legal penalty one ought to receive. * /In spite of the strong evidence against him, the prisoner beat the rap and went free./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • beat the rap — {v. phr.} To escape the legal penalty one ought to receive. * /In spite of the strong evidence against him, the prisoner beat the rap and went free./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • beat the rap — If you beat the rap, you escape conviction and punishment for a crime or something you have done wrong …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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  • beat the rap — phrasal : to escape or evade the penalties connected with an accusation or charge he was charged with arson but he beat the rap * * * beat the rap (N Am sl) 1. To be acquitted of a crime 2. To avoid punishment • • • Main Entry: ↑rap * * * beat… …   Useful english dictionary

  • beat the rap — have the charges removed or dropped, get off    Every time the burglar was caught he was able to beat the rap …   English idioms

  • beat the rap — American, informal to escape being punished. There s no way he can beat the rap now. No lawyer can save him …   New idioms dictionary

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  • beat the rap — mainly American informal to escape being punished for a crime you have been accused of So far all the main suspects have beaten the rap …   English dictionary

  • To beat the rap — Beat Beat, v. i. 1. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. [1913 Webster] The men of the city . . . beat at the door. Judges. xix. 22. [1913 Webster] 2. To move with pulsation or throbbing. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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