fall on one's sword

الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية

تعريف fall on one's sword في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.

To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so

There is no sympathy for her. . ., one Minister said. She may just fall on her sword, or Gordon might humiliate her with a demotion..

Voluntarily to take the blame for a situation

In written testimony given to Congress and made public the day before the hearing, Hurd falls on his sword, apologizing for HP's spying on its own directors and invading the privacy of journalists.

commit suicide by throwing one's body onto one's sword

الواصلة

Fall on one's sword

التركية النطق

fôl ôn wʌnz sôrd

النطق

/ˈfôl ˈôn ˈwənz ˈsôrd/ /ˈfɔːl ˈɔːn ˈwʌnz ˈsɔːrd/