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fall on one's sword

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  • verb Used other than as an idiom: To commit suicide by allowing one’s body to drop onto the point of one’s sword.
  • verb idiomatic, by extension To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so.
  • verb idiomatic To voluntarily take the blame for a situation.

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