take a fall
Slang Dictionary

take a fall definition


and take a dive
  1. tv.
    to fake being knocked out in a boxing match. : The boxer took a dive in the second round and made everyone suspicious.
  2. tv.
    to get arrested. (Underworld. See also take the fall.) : I didn't wanna take a fall, but the cop left me no choice.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases

take a fall

  1. Also, take a spill. Suffer a fall, fall down, as in You took quite a fall on the ski slopes, didn't you? or Bill took a spill on the ice.

  2. Be arrested or convicted, as in He's taken a fall or two and spent some years in jail. [Slang; 1920s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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