“He stole a lot of money but never went to jail because one of his underlings took the fall.”
To take the fall is to receive the blame and consequences for someone else’s bad actions.
「彼は大金を盗んだが、手下が身代わりになったので刑務所に入らずに済んだ。」
「Take the fall」は他人が行った悪い行動の罰や結果を身代わりになって受けることです。
