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fall on sword

fɑl ɑn sɔɹd


english

1 general:: Phrase(s): fall on one’s sword 1. Lit. to fall down and be penetrated by one’s own sword, accidentally or on purpose. • He tripped and fell on his sword. 2. Fig. to accept defeat; to go to extremes to indicate one’s defeat. (From the ancient practice of a military commander committing suicide this way rather than being captured.) • So, because I lost the contract, I am supposed to fall on my sword or something?

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs


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