take a fall

1. Also, take a spill . Suffer a fall, fall down, as in You took quite a fall on the ski slopes, didn't you? or Bill took a spill on the ice .

2. Be arrested or convicted, as in He's taken a fall or two and spent some years in jail . [ Slang ; 1920s]

Example Sentences

The hardest thing to watch in the world of tech aren’t the can’t-look-away moments where massive corporations legally get away with Lex Luther antics, but when you see an ethics titan take a fall.

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But he can still crack a whip, take a fall, mount a horse and, more important, that sexy sideways smile is still there, as is the easy ability to sell the inevitable transition from “are you crazy” skepticism to narrow-eyed resolve.

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Playing on a slick hardcourt surface, both players made frequent use of drop shots, which caused Swiatek to take a fall in the second set as she attempted to return a successful Qinwen drop shot.

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Hired in late 2017, general manager Dave Gettleman is likely going to take a fall after this season.

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Another Haitian chief executive may be about to take a fall.

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