take a dive

成語所屬單字dive

take a dive — 慣用語

1. to deliberately fall down and pretend to be knocked out or injured, especially i

1.慣用語
釋義

假倒;假裝被打倒(尤指拳擊比賽中為了詐財而故意倒地)

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.