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Meaning of take the fall | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Examples

“It was good of him to take⟳ the fall⟳ for you like⟳ that, I just wonder⟳ if he will come⟳ out of this one unscathed.”
“You can take⟳ the president at his word after last⟳ week's sacking of MMS director Liz Birnbaum, the first in the government to take⟳ the fall⟳ for the BP oil spill⟳ disaster”
“You, you got it all, I guess⟳ And me, I'll take⟳ the fall⟳ for this Oh, oh, whoa”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

take the field take the fifth take the flak take the floor take the front seat take the game to

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