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Beating a rap.
This idiom or expression has to do with:
Getting out of a bad legal situation without being punished.
A. Didn’t they arrest him for stealing from his mother?!
B. Yeah, but somehow he beat the rap and avoided going to jail!!
Also see:
Get away with something.
Standing up for someone (or something).
This idiom or expression is about:
Supporting someone.
Believing in someone.
I’m tired of being a quiet observer. Starting today, I’m standing up for victims of violence and their rights!
Also see:
Taking a stand.
Nobody’s breaking china.
This idiom or expression like sentence means:
They’re not doing any damage.
Carrot and stick. Carrot on a stick.
This idiom or expression has to do with:
Tempting or luring someone.
She used the old carrot and stick trick and promised her son some ice cream before she could get him to eat the spinach.
True blue.
This idiom or expression like phrase means:
Loyal.
Faithful.
Really honest.
