Fall on your sword

Modo di dire Inglese idiom
Ww Ww Ww Ww Ven, 27 Gen 2017, 02:56

Significati di “Fall on your sword”

Inglese

To resign or accept the consequences of what you have done wrong.
An old expression that denotes the practice of drawing out the blade and pointing toward yourself in an act of final commitment (suicide).
A warrior that loses a battle might fall on a sword to escape the shame of defeat.

Ww WwWw Wwon Ven, 27 Gen 2017, 02:56