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• Across top of Tombstone, ride up and take bullet; finally bit the dust
• Issued a mea culpa
• Acknowledged one's errors
• Face-planted
• Endured a humiliating defeat
• Fell face-first
• Accepted blame humbly
• Put up with put-downs, say
• Humbly took the blame
• Fell down face-first
• Humbly accepted blame