idiom > take the rap
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Vicarious
  Explanation: By: bear, bear the responsibility; over: Negligence, fault. Assume responsibility for others mistakes.
  Usage: Verb-object type; as object; that scapegoat
  Source: Tao Ju hidden "History of the reign of the Northern Warlords": "intimidated by the people of the provinces, Department of the enormous power of the warlords have refused to vicarious, Cao roller will not dare to insist."
  Examples: Department of provincial warlords, the people of the enormous power of fear, refused to ~, Cao roller will not go it alone. (Tao Ju Yin "History of the Northern Warlords Period")
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  【解释】:受:承受,担待;过:过失,过错。替别人承担过错的责任。
  【出处】:陶菊隐《北洋军阀统治时期史话》:“各省系军阀慑于人民的巨大力量,都不肯代人受过,曹辊也就不敢一意孤行。”
  【语法】:动宾式;作宾语;指替罪羊
English Expression
  1. n.:  take the rap,  carry the can,  take the can
  2. v.:   take blame for others
Thesaurus
steal the beams and pillars and replace them rotten timber-perpetrate a fraud, graft, Tao Li on behalf of the stiff, substitute one thing for another; substitute this for that, Day for day shift, Shift Palace molt, Public drunk public and taken to drink Li Zhang, Zhang Li Kung Kung taken to drink Britain, Traversing it graft
Containing Phrases
scapegoatwhipping-boy