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walk the plank

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walk the plank rate
(Expression) A perhaps-non-existent pirate mode of execution. Victims were supposedly blindfolded, hands tied together, and prodded to walk outward on a board suspended over the sea.
walk the plank rate
(Expression) Metaphorically, to take the blame for, willingly or unwillingly. To be the fall guy.
Usage: John Dean was supposed to be the sole one to walk the plank for the Nixon Administration's crimes.


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