take a bullet (English, verb)
expansion: take a bullet (third-person singular simple present takes a bullet, present participle taking a bullet, simple past took a bullet, past participle taken a bullet)
Senses:
glosses: To purposely receive a gunshot that was intended for another.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: takes a bullet
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking a bullet
tags: participle
present
form: took a bullet
tags: past
form: taken a bullet
tags: participle
past