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bum rap

 
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–noun Slang.
1. an unjust accusation, verdict, or punishment: He was sent to prison on a bum rap.
2. an adverse opinion or judgment considered undeserved or unjust: The review was a bum rap, but I liked the play.
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bum rap

  1. n.
    a false criminal charge. (Underworld. The same as bad rap.) : This is a bum rap, and you know it.
  2. tv.
    and bum-rap. to talk ill about someone; to accuse someone of something falsely. : You're always bum-rapping your car!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

bum rap

A false accusation or conviction; also, unfair criticism or action. For example, He claimed he was in prison on a bum rap, or The theater critics gave her last play a bum rap. This expression originated in the 1920s as underworld slang, and by the mid-1900s it was also used figuratively for other kinds of injustice.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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