- 看过 beat the rap 的人也看了 :
- acquit
- get away with
- get off
- get off scot-free
- walk
beat the rap 的定义
- Escape punishment; win acquittal. For example, The youngsters were caught shoplifting, but somehow they were able to beat the rap. The rap in this idiom means “the legal charge against one.” [Slang; 1920s]
beat the rap 近义词
escape without penalty
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