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
Antonino	ahn-to-NEE-no	Italian
Leah	LEE-ə (English)	English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Glenys	-	Welsh
Adlai	AD-lay (English), AD-lie (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Ebele	-	Western African, Igbo
Vaughan	[vɔ:n]