броситься на амбразуру
Russian
editEtymology
editFrom wartime dispatches of a soldier heroically blocking a fortified enemy machine gun emplacement with his body.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editбро́ситься на амбразу́ру • (brósitʹsja na ambrazúru) pf (imperfective броса́ться на амбразу́ру)
- (figuratively, idiomatic) to fall on a grenade, to take one for the team (of heroic self-sacrifice; often with the implication that the heroism brought little benefit)
Conjugation
editConjugation of броситься на амбразуру: see бро́ситься