Definitions from Wiktionary (take the fall)
▸ verb: (idiomatic, informal, sports, especially boxing) To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight.
▸ verb: (idiomatic, informal) To bear the blame or punishment for another person's failure or misdeed, either intentionally or not.
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▸ verb: (idiomatic, informal, sports, especially boxing) To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight.
▸ verb: (idiomatic, informal) To bear the blame or punishment for another person's failure or misdeed, either intentionally or not.
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take a fall,
take the rap,
go to grass,
take a licking,
take on the chin,
take one's lumps,
take the heat,
go to the mat,
give it to someone,
be riding for a fall,
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