"take the rap" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 替罪羊
• 背黑锅

Definition

为了保护他人而承担罪责或惩罚，通常你实际上并未真的负有责任。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，多用于犯罪或法律相关场合。常指有人为他人“背黑锅”，并不与说唱音乐有关。常见用法为 'take the rap for sb/sth'。

Examples

He didn't break the window, but he took the rap for it.

他没打碎窗户，但他还是**背了黑锅**。

Sometimes innocent people take the rap in court.

有时候无辜的人会在法庭上**背黑锅**。

She agreed to take the rap for her friend.

她同意为朋友**背黑锅**。

I can't believe you let me take the rap while you got away clean.

真不敢相信你让我**背黑锅**，自己全身而退。

He chose to take the rap to protect his younger brother.

他选择了**背黑锅**来保护弟弟。

If anyone's going to take the rap for this mess, it shouldn't be me.

如果有人要为这场混乱**背黑锅**，那也不该是我。