take heat
to take blame of or acceptingly get punished for, whether guilty or not.
Yo, ma dogg took the heat for me and now he's in da courtroom n-sted of me!
take heat
To take the blame, to get the punishment for something.
Timmy: Hey, whats the answer for number 4?
Teacher: Jimmy! No talking!
Jimmy: Srry
Teacher: Jimmy! No talking!
Jimmy: Srry
take heat
To submit oneself to a ravaging by a randy canine in the hope that it will not then hump the leg of someone coming to visit you.
Hurry Rover! The Priest's popping round at half past!
taking the heat
Basically someone who gets roasted pretty damn hard in the argument.
Ryan: bro ur definitely taking the heat right now
Garreth: no u are
Garreth: no u are