take the fall
Verb
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Verb
- (idiomatic, informal, sports, especially boxing) To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight.
- (idiomatic, informal) 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.
- bear the blame take the rap
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