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(idiomatic, informal, sports, especially boxing) To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight.

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take the fall

Source Word

take the fall

especially idiomatic informal

(idiomatic, informal, sports, especially boxing) To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight.

Japanese Meaning

わざと負ける / 意図的に敗北する / 仕組まれた試合で意図的に負ける

主催者が多額の金を提示した後、彼がタイトル戦で八百長してわざと負けるだろうという噂が広まった。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, informal, sports, especially boxing) To willingly lose a match, as in a fixed fight.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, informal) To bear the blame or punishment for another person's failure or misdeed, either intentionally or not.

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.

takes the fall

（ present singular third-person ）

taking the fall

（ participle present ）

took the fall

（ past ）

taken the fall

（ participle past ）