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Meaning of the captain goes down with the ship | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

A leader is ultimately responsible for the penalities of a catastrophe, even if they result from external causes or the misactions of others under the leader's purview.

Equivalents

Deutsch der Kapitän geht als Letzter von Bord
Español el capitán se hunde con su barco
Français le capitaine sombre avec son navire
Italiano il comandante affonda con la nave
Русский капитан покидает корабль последним

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

the carpet matches the drapes the case rests the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet the cat's out of the bag the chickens come home to roost the chuff

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