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
Rosalie	ro-za-LEE (French), RO-zə-lee (English)	French, German, Dutch, English
Maxime	-	French
Natsuko	nah-tsoo-ko	Japanese
ÁBrahÁM	-	Hungarian
Randal	['rændl]
Pavelu	-	Old Church Slavic