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Definition of taken the fall

take the fall

verb

  • to take the blame for a misdeed.
                                                                       

    Citation from "The Unusual Suspects", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'fall':

Definitions include: to be very interested in a person.
Definitions include: a term used as to say "leave me alone" or "get off my case"
Definitions include: to believe a lie.
Definitions include: a person who is blamed for something bad.
Definitions include: to fall in love.
Definitions include: to come to romantically like - though not love - a person.
Definitions include: to lose popularity.
Definitions include: to disappear from contact with other people.
Definitions include: to resume drinking alcohol or doing drugs after a period of sobriety.
Definitions include: to react with overwhelming laughter.
Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, laughing out loud".
Definitions include: acronym for "falling off chair, rolling on floor, laughing out loud".
Definitions include: to have a disagreement.
Definitions include: very easy to do.
Definitions include: acronym for "little old lady fall down go boom".

Other terms relating to 'take':

Definitions include: "Chill, don't worry about it."
Definitions include: a second look.
Definitions include: compromise.
Definitions include: "Both people involved in a bad situation are to be blamed."
Definitions include: to beat severely, or defeat severely.
Definitions include: taking bribes.
Definitions include: the result of someone taking the piss.
Definitions include: to rob or extort.
Definitions include: to have to go take a shit.
Definitions include: to mistreat.
Definitions include: to get something to eat.
Definitions include: to take a look.
Definitions include: taking a chance on something.
Definitions include: to defecate.
Definitions include: he needs to relax.

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

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