take the fall

Example Sentences

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But she also stepped in to literally take the fall for Robbie during a scene where Cathy tumbles from a wall when she's spotted scoping out the grounds of a mansion owned by her future husband, Edgar Linton.

From BBC

They shouldn’t have to take the fall.

From Literature

Students are the foot soldiers who take the fall when administrators need a show of resolve, but the academic departments train and deploy them.

From The Wall Street Journal

And someone close to him will take the fall.

From Los Angeles Times

Matthew Mott was dispensable enough to take the fall for the previous failures but Brendon McCullum, given the keys to all England sides to mould as he pleases until 2027, is not.

From BBC