English Dictionary

fall on one's sword

動詞

広義 慣用表現

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To commit suicide by allowing one’s body to drop onto the point of one's sword.

日本語の意味

文字通り、刀の刃に向かって身を投じることで自殺する行為

In the ancient chronicle, it was recorded that a disgraced samurai would sometimes fall on one's sword to avoid capture.

古い年代記には、辱めを受けた侍が捕縛を避けるために刀の先に身を投じて自殺したことが時々記されている。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To commit suicide by allowing one’s body to drop onto the point of one's sword.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, by extension) To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so.

[Bob] Stempel was laboring to undo the damage when GM's board forced him to fall on his sword after little more than two years on the job.

意味（3）

(idiomatic) To voluntarily take the blame for a situation.

The bemedaled Marine refused to fall on his sword and take full blame for the scandal.

falls on one's sword （ present singular third-person ）

falling on one's sword （ participle present ）

fell on one's sword （ past ）

fallen on one's sword （ participle past ）