take the spear

take the spear (in one's chest)

Sl. to accept full blame for something; to accept the full brunt of the punishment for something. The CFO got the short straw and had to take the spear in his chest. I sure didn't want to take the spear.See also: spear, take

take the spear

verbSee take the spear in one’s chestSee also: spear, take