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 create the base or starting point for something

confused or not paying attention

to experience very high and very low emotional states in a s...

without any doubt; completely certain

to risk everything to achieve success

past one's prime; no longer young or at peak performance