to bear the blame or punishment for a failure or a misdeeed

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Definition of to bear the blame or punishment for a failure or a misdeeed in English English dictionary

take the fall

It was good of him to take the fall for you like that, I just wonder if he will come out of this one unscathed.

Hyphenation

to Bear the blame or pun·ish·ment for a fail·ure or a misdeeed