to take the fall
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to take the blame for another person's actions or accept full responsibility for a crime or wrongdoing that other people were also part of
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Idiom
Informal
例
He takes the fall for his team's mistake to protect their reputation.
They take the fall for the company's financial scandal to preserve the image of the organization.
