They’re willing to die on that sword

This one is from episode 705 of the Podcast, True Crime Garage (15:33 mark). It was spoken by one of the hosts of the podcast, Patrick “the Captain” Edwards:

“People come to me with opinons and they’re willing to die on that sword and not listen to anybody or anything.”

This is a mashup of two military expressions – “fall on (one’s) sword” (to accept responsibility or blame for a problem or mistake) and “die on this hill” (to pursue an action with total conviction). Both of these expression concern someone doing something wholeheartedly with no reservations.

A big thank you to Vicki Ameel-Kovacs for hearing this one and sending it in!