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beat the rap

Sl. to evade conviction and punishment (for a crime). He was charged with drunk driving, but he beat the rap. The police hauled Tom in and charged him with a crime. His lawyer helped him beat the rap.

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Their latest case involves a serial killer who is murdering vicious criminals who managed to beat the rap. `Righteous' cast makes all the difference in crime drama by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) He thinks I'll beat the rap and be able to stay in here. Porridge has never tasted so good by Birmingham Mail (England) He hands out tips on how to beat the rap and praises those who vandalise the cameras. NOW CLARKSON'S IN DOUBLE TROUBLE by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			beat back beat brains out beat breast beat down beat down on beat down to size beat gums beat head against the wall beat hollow beat into beat it Beat it! beat off beat on beat oneself up beat out beat swords into ploughshares beat the bushes beat the clock beat the daylights out of beat the drum beat the drum for beat the gun beat the hell out of beat the pants off beat the rap beat the socks off beat the system beat the tar out of beat to beat to a pulp beat to it beat to the punch beat to within an inch of life beat up beat up on beaten beats me beauty Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Beauty is only skin deep Beauty is only skin-deep beauty sleep beaver because because of beck beckon to become become of becoming			beat the averages beat the bejeezus out beat the bushes beat the bushes beat the bushes beat the bushes beat the bushes Beat the Clock beat the daylights out of Beat the Donk Poker Forum Beat The Dow Beat The Dow beat the drum beat the drum beat the drum beat the drum beat the drum beat the drum for beat the drum for beat the drum for beat the drum for beat the drum for Beat the Geeks beat the gun beat the gun beat the hell out of Beat the Hell Outta beat the living daylights out of beat the pants off beat the pants off someone beat the rap beat the shit out beat the shit out of someone beat the socks off beat the socks off someone Beat the Streets Wrestling Program beat the stuffing out of beat the stuffing out of someone Beat the System beat the tar out beat the tar out beat the tar out beat the tar out beat the tar out of beat the tar out of someone Beat the Train beat to beat to a pulp beat to a pulp beat to a pulp beat to a pulp Beat to Beat Blood Pressure Beat To Beat Variability beat to death beat to it beat to it beat to it beat to it beat to it Beat to Quarters beat to the draw

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