English Explanatory Dictionary

take the fall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight.
  2. To bear the blame or punishment for another person's failure or misdeed, either intentionally or not.

Pronunciation

En-au-take the fall.ogg

Word forms

take the fall takes the fall taking the fall took the fall taken the fall take a fall

Synonyms

take the rap

Related words

fall guy scapegoat
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