/pa-GAR el PA-to/
To take the fall for something you didn't do. Whoever 'pays the duck' carries someone else's guilt without having deserved it — the classic innocent bystander who gets punished.
Example
"Since I arrived late I had to take the blame for the previous mess."
"The one with the least to do with it always ends up taking the fall."
Regional synonyms:
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/pa-GAR el PA-to/
To take the fall for something you didn't do. Whoever 'pays the duck' carries someone else's guilt without having deserved it — the classic innocent bystander who gets punished.
Example
"Since I arrived late I had to take the blame for the previous mess."
"The one with the least to do with it always ends up taking the fall."
Regional synonyms: