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take the fall for
take the fall for
take the fall for
somebody/something
(
mainly American informal
)
to accept the blame for something bad or not legal that another person has done
Bob'll take the fall for the director - he'd do anything to save his boss.
See
bend over backwards
,
fall through the cracks
,
disappear off the face of the earth
,
land on feet
,
fall through the floor
,
drop into lap
,
go down like ninepins
,
go to pieces
,
fall off off the radar
,
fall between two stools
See also:
fall
,
take
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Vidar
VEE-dahr
(Swedish)
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
Lochlann
-
Irish
Karekin
-
Armenian
Rina (3)
-
Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Walerian
vah-LER-yahn
Polish
Aerona
-
Welsh
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