Idiom
take a dive
Meaning
To feign a knockout in order to lose intentionally.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The boxer decided to take a dive in the third round.”
“Everyone suspected the fighter took a dive because he fell down without being hit.”
“The investigation revealed that the champion had been bribed to take a dive, forever tarnishing his reputation in the sport.”
Examples
simple
“The boxer decided to take a dive in the third round.”
contextual
“Everyone suspected the fighter took a dive because he fell down without being hit.”
complex
“The investigation revealed that the champion had been bribed to take a dive, forever tarnishing his reputation in the sport.”
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