Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is take the fall and it is a phrase meaning “to accept the blame or punishment for another person’s mistake/wrongdoing”.
Example Sentence: Mr Nabih Berri, the eternal speaker of parliament of Lebanon announced an open session on August 13th at which lawmakers could question the government about the disaster (Beirut explosion) – setting up Mr Hassan Diab, the Prime Minister of Lebanon and his ministers to take the fall.
This phrase is present in The Economist article After the blast, Lebanon’s prime minister quits and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Economist
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