fall on your sword assume responsibility or blame on behalf of other people, especially by resigning from a position.
☞ The allusion is to a method of suicide in ancient Rome.
2013New Statesman The time has come for you to fall on your sword. After 20 unbroken years at the heart of politics, you need a rest.
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