fall on a grenade
To sacrifice oneself for the sake of others.
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."
grenade
/ɡɹəˈneɪd/
noun 4verb 2
Collocations
11(noun.)
ADJ
hand, smoke, stun | rocket-propelled | live
VERB + GRENADE
be armed with, carry, have
The security guards carry grenades in case of emergency situations.
hold
The soldier carefully held the grenade before lobbing it toward the enemy position.
hurl, lob, throw, toss
The soldier hurled a grenade toward the enemy position during the attack.
pull the pin out of
GRENADE + VERB
fall, land | explode, go off
GRENADE + NOUN
attack | launcher
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