take the spear in one’s chest

take the spear (in one’s chest)

tv. to accept full blame for something; to accept the full brunt of the punishment for something. The admiral got the short straw and had to take the spear in his chest.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rearden	-	Irish
Monserrat	moon-sə-RAHT	Catalan
Lycurgus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Dante	DAHN-te	Italian
Cirillo	chee-REEL-lo	Italian
Saladin	SAL-ə-din (English), SAL-ə-deen (English)	History