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
Ivonne	ee-VAWN (German)	Spanish, German, Dutch
Lino	LEE-no (Italian, Spanish), LEE-naw (Galician)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Nadica	-	Croatian, Serbian
Elisaie	-	Biblical Greek
JoŠKo	-	Croatian
AdÉLaÏDe	a-de-la-EED	French