fall on one's sword (fall on one's sword)

Idiom Responsibility

Meaning

to take responsibility for a failure, often at great personal cost

tomar responsabilidad por un fracaso, a menudo a un gran costo personal (tomar responsabilidad por un fracaso, a menudo a un gran costo personal)

"He decided to fall on his sword and resign after the scandal."

"Decidió caer sobre su espada y renunciar después del escándalo." (Decidió **caer sobre su espada** y renunciar después del escándalo.)

to make someone feel happy or grateful

to achieve more than before, to improve

to stop working for the day

to make a mistake; to fail at something important

to boast or brag about your achievements

to do or say kind things to others