a bum rap AmE informal
a bad rap AmE informal

You can see whether they all got a bum rap tonight at 6.

I almost said cold, but that would be a bum rap.

We got a bum rap in the end, but the previous years were very good to us.

But, on the whole, he gives the press a bum rap.

Government officials insist that free trade is getting a bum rap.

Based on what we know so far, 1) is a bum rap.

"We have really been given a bum rap," he said.

Finally, there may be a feeling among journalists that the whole thing's a bum rap.

Many companies moving jobs overseas have also received a bum rap.

Once again, he and Hamlet have gotten a bum rap.

And I think global warming is getting a bum rap anyway.

Yalta's bad name was in some ways a bum rap.

I think the fathers get a bit of a bum rap."

But I don't know why we get such a bum rap for not being funny.

New York City takes something of a bum rap on this one.

In the first place, this is a bum rap.

He said any suggestion to the contrary was "a bum rap."

"We learned not to be stupid and go to jail on a bum rap."

But to say that he did nothing that summer is a bum rap.

The duke's boys picked me up on a bum rap when I come looking for ya.

The class laughed along with him, but I always thought clichés got a bum rap.

He called the charges "a bum rap," noting that they have been no complaints for the last several months.

"He always had a bum rap from the press, from Day 1.

Kyle Busch says his brother, almost seven years older, has received a bum rap.

But at the same time, he believes he has gotten a bum rap.

I'm still trying to find out why it had a bad rap.

These days, the traditional business world gets a bad rap.

We get a bad rap for some of the things that happen with police across the nation.

But recently, I think she has gotten a bad rap.

This sort of thing gives my kind a bad rap.

But others say tracking does not have to get a bad rap.

But I think anger gets a bad rap these days.

"They really get a bad rap for no good reason," he said.

So often, the French get a bad rap beyond their borders.

Budget airlines seem to get a bad rap for so many things.

It's not hard to see why optimism gets such a bad rap.

This is good for the sport because a lot of the time it gets a bad rap.

The idea that he's been too forceful is a bad rap.

"Sometimes when people hear something comes from the city, it gets a bad rap.

New Jersey gets a bad rap for enough nasty things.

Men suffer a bad rap for being less romantic than women.

Eggs get a bad rap when it comes to weight loss.

In fact, toilet seats get a bad rap all around.

Even so, the food has been getting a worse rap than it deserves.

"The guy gets a bad rap in a sense that he wants an agreement perhaps on more aggressive terms."

She was upset about the governor's current situation and thinks he's getting a bad rap.

"Unfortunately, this type of a group has always had a bad rap," he said.

Business travel has gotten a bad rap, especially after Sept. 11.

Nuts get a bad rap because of fat and calories.

"Sometimes we get a bad rap because we have a floor."