take the fall
/T EY1 K DH AH0 F AO0 L/verb
- 1
(especially boxing) To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight.
- 2
To bear the blame or punishment for another person's failure or misdeed, either intentionally or not.
“It was good of him to take the fall for you like that, I just wonder if he will come out of this one unscathed.”
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