take a dive

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === take a dive (third-person singular simple present takes a dive, present participle taking a dive, simple past took a dive, past participle taken a dive) To decline rapidly. (idiomatic, boxing) To feign a knockout in order to lose intentionally. (idiomatic) To lose or fail intentionally. ==== Synonyms ==== throw (“to intentionally lose a game”)