take the fall
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Kendrick also attacked Callaway’s decision, writing on X: “Interesting that @CallawayGolf asks us to make an ad then approves it then asks us to take the fall then drops us in a coordinated media blitz.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
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 ● Feb. 22, 2025
Several sergeants later sued the city, saying they were being made to take the fall for the department’s misdeeds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2024
As kids, the lads made their fictional buddy take the fall for a Halloween prank gone wrong.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
She’d never meant to get caught in the blast and had believed her father’s aide had set up another student to take the fall.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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