take the fall
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Kendrick also attacked Callaway’s decision, writing on X: “Interesting that @CallawayGolf asks us to make an ad then approves it then asks us to take the fall then drops us in a coordinated media blitz.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Matthew Mott was dispensable enough to take the fall for the previous failures but Brendon McCullum, given the keys to all England sides to mould as he pleases until 2027, is not.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
The Lakers are on the precipice of a second consecutive playoff disaster, and it’s becoming clear who could take the fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Perhaps Chesebro is prepared to take the fall for all that but you have to wonder why.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023
She’d never meant to get caught in the blast and had believed her father’s aide had set up another student to take the fall.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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