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take the heat
take the heat
synonyms
yield
be humbled
be outdistanced
take a beating
be sunk
miss
take the count
be worsted
be taken to cleaners
suffer defeat
lose out
fall
succumb
lose
decline
drop
drop a bundle
come up short
be the loser
kiss goodbye
fault
go down
offend
disgrace
bite the biscuit
get
leave
wind up
kick off
have
defame
pelt
bear
whip
read
shame
censure
get down
cut down
forbear
croak
fall
beat up
incur
ride
upset
eat humble pie
hang
put down
ruin
take the heat
definitions
verb
To take the blame; to be the focus of anger or scrutiny; to take the consequences.