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Verb: take the fall
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Take the blame (whether responsible or not)
    "Despite being innocent, he decided to take the fall for his friend's mistake";
    - take the rap [informal], carry the can [informal]

Derived forms: taking the fall, took the fall, takes the fall, taken the fall

Encyclopedia: Take the fall