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
Exempel
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.
