bad rap

L.A. gets such a bad rap, though.

Perhaps the strongest part of “Dare I Say It” is when the book tackles HRT, or hormone replacement therapy, which got a bad rap in 2002 when a Women’s Health Initiative study asserted that HRT caused breast cancer and cardiovascular disease, among other health concerns.

Improv can get a bad rap — which Schwartz himself can admit to.

L.A. shows get a bad rap, because they’re a “tough crowd,” but I feel like they were so engaged.

"Hustle culture has got a bad rap associated with it, almost like it's synonymous with toxicity in the workplace. But when I think about it, it's just that there are people out there that have resiliency, they have great determination, they make things happen for themselves," said Lightman.