Goldman Sachs May Beat the Rap, but Market Could Still Take a Beating
Beat the RapEscape 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]
Take a Beatingto be defeated or to lose a lot of money
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