When someone or something gets an undeserved bad reputation, it is often referred to as getting a “bad rap.”
We might feel like we’ve gotten a bad rap if we’re involved in a bad situation, but people don’t know the whole story. Or sometimes, we just have to admit that, yes, we messed up and can’t make that mistake again, or have to do better in the future.
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