бросаться на амбразуру

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “to rush into the embrasure”. From wartime dispatches of a soldier heroically blocking a fortified enemy machine gun emplacement with his body.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [brɐˈsat͡sːə nɐ‿ɐmbrɐˈzurʊ]

Verb

броса́ться на амбразу́ру • (brosátʹsja na ambrazúru) impf (perfective бро́ситься на амбразу́ру)

1. (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

Conjugation of бросаться на амбразуру: see броса́ться