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See: debacle, decline, decrease, depreciate, ebb, failure, prostration, relapse, subside, succumb

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accost attrition bicker Borden, Lizzie conform debacle decadent decay decline decrease defective deficient degenerate devolve dilapidated disintegrate down downfall ebb			Byline: Scott Munro IN this low budget thriller shot in Los Angeles, London and Brighton, small-time felon Ray Burns (Mick Rossi) emerges from prison eight years after taking the fall for a drug deal orchestrated by fellow criminal Riley (Patrick Bergin) and corrupt copper Detective Brice (Vinnie Jones). PLAYED *** 18; Scott Munro's games round up by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			taken taken advantage of taken by force by the authorities taken for granted taken into custody taken prisoner takeover taker taking taking back taking counsel taking different courses taking effect before taking exception taking for public use taking hold taking information taking issue with taking money from your own business taking of human life taking of life taking of private land by the government taking of property for public use taking on taking possession taking the fall taking the Fifth taking the law in one’s own hands taking the place of another taking without compensation tale tale telling talebearer talent talented Tales Tales de circumstantibus Talesman talesmen talionic Talis interpretatio semper fienda est Talis non est eadem talk talk about talk down to talk insincerely talk into talk it over talk nonsense talk out talk over			taking the bread out of people's mouths taking the bull by the horns taking the bull by the horns taking the bull by the horns taking the bull by the horns taking the cake taking the cake taking the cake taking the cake taking the chair taking the chair taking the chair taking the chair taking the checkered flag taking the chequered flag taking the consequences taking the consequences taking the consequences taking the count taking the count taking the count taking the count taking the count taking the easy way out taking the easy way out taking the easy way out taking the edge off taking the edge off taking the edge off taking the edge off taking the fall taking the field taking the field taking the field taking the field Taking the Fifth Taking the Fifth Taking the Fifth Taking the Fifth taking the floor taking the floor taking the floor taking the floor taking the floor taking the gilt off the gingerbread taking the gilt off the gingerbread taking the gloves off taking the gloves off taking the gloves off taking the hint taking the hint taking the hint taking the King's shilling taking the King's shilling taking the King's shilling taking the King's shilling taking the law in one’s own hands taking the law into own hands taking the law into own hands taking the law into own hands taking the law into own hands

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fall (redirected from taking the fall)

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