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
Kusuma	koo-SOO-mah	Indonesian
Kord	KAWRT	German
Gal (2)	-	Slovene
Dominika	daw-mee-NEE-kah (Polish)	Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Polish
Annelien	ahn-nə-LEEN	Dutch
Arnison	['a:nisn]