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- (idiomatic, by extension) To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so.
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Meaning
- [Verb]
- (idiomatic, by extension) To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so.
- (idiomatic) To voluntarily take the blame for a situation.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To commit suicide by allowing one’s body to drop onto the point of one's sword.
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