take the spear

take the spear (in one's chest)

Sl. to accept full blame for something; to accept the full brunt of the punishment for something. The CFO got the short straw and had to take the spear in his chest. I sure didn't want to take the spear.

take the spear

verb

See take the spear in one’s chest

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Themistokles	-	Ancient Greek
Bethel	['beθəl]
Ora (2)	-	Hebrew
Odette	[əu'det]
Xeno	-	Ancient Greek
Nita (2)	-	Native American, Choctaw