take the fall

پیشنهاد کاربران

• به جای دیگری دستگیر و مجازات شدن
مثال:
His younger brother took the fall for the armed robbery.
برادر کوچکترش به جای او برای سرقت مسلحانه دستگیر شد.
He didn't commit the crime, but he took the fall for his best friend.
او جرم را مرتکب نشده بود، اما به جای دوست صمیمیش دستگیر شد.
idiom /US/ informal
take a/the fall for someone
to accept the blame for something another person did
اصطلاح، انگلیسی بریتانیایی، غیر رسمی
پذیرفتن سرزنش کاری که شخص دیگری انجام داده است، تقصیر / گناه کار کسی دیگر را به گردن گرفتن
... [مشاهده متن کامل]

I wasn't going to take the fall for him
John decided to take the fall for his friend's mistake, even though he had nothing to do with it
The company CEO was not willing to take the fall for the scandal that occurred under her watch

incur blame or punishment in the place of another person
به جای شخص دیگری سرزنش یا مجازات شدن.
"he kept his mouth shut and let McFarlane take the fall"
گناه کسی را به گردن گرفتن
بازخواست شدن
I'm always taking the fall for your mistake