to take responsibility for a failure, often at great personal cost
взять на себя ответственность за неудачу, часто с большой личной ценой (vzyat na sebya otvetstvennost' za nedachy, chasto s bol'shoy lichnoy tsenoy)
"He decided to fall on his sword and resign after the scandal."
"Он решил упасть на свой меч и уйти в отставку после скандала." (On reshil **upast' na svoy mech** i uykhdat' v otstavku posle skandala.)
strategies or tactics for achieving success in difficult sit...
to have a fondness or affection for something or someone
to spend less money; to economize
a positive aspect in a bad situation
testifying as a witness in court
to be lost in thought or imagination
