take a dive
idiomPart ofdive
take a dive — idiom
1. to deliberately fall down and pretend to be knocked out or injured, especially i
1.慣用語
釋義
to deliberately fall down and pretend to be knocked out or injured, especially in boxing, in order to cheat
例句
The referee suspected that the boxer had taken a dive in the third round for money.
Sports fans were furious when they learned the fighter had agreed to take a dive for a payment.