take the fall
Example Sentences
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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 • Dec. 5, 2025
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
Was it a classic case of someone having to take the fall in the aftermath of an epic disaster?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025
By playing T.J.'s heartstrings he gave her one of the best advantages in the game, allowing allies to take the fall for her until she had none left.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023
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
