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fall on a grenade en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To sacrifice oneself for the sake of others.
    • It is unrealistic in most project settings to expect a team member to “fall on a grenade” to sacrifice his life for the sake of his teammates. 2007, George Pitagorsky, The Zen Approach to Project Management:
    • Another longtime Gore adviser says: "Nobody would fall on a grenade for him. People respect him but don't love him. He just doesn't inspire that kind of loyalty." 2000, U.S. News & World Report, volume 129, numbers 1-8, page 99:

Forms

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fallen on a grenade Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
falling on a grenade Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
fell on a grenade Tense=Past lexicographic
falls on a grenade Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

fall on one's sword · take one for the team