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to fall on one’s sword 主動承擔責任（俚語）
英文釋義
To sacrifice oneself; to take responsibility for a failure, and thereby prevent either another person or one’s organization from suffering the consequences of that failure.
例句
After the accounting scandal in our company, our president offered to fall on his sword and resign, but the board of directors persuaded him to stay.
在公司發生會計丑聞后，我們的總裁主動將責任攬在自己身上并提出辭職，但董事會勸他留下。
