the captain goes down with the ship

English

Etymology

From the maritime tradition that a sea captain holds ultimate responsibility for both their ship and everyone embarked on it, and in an emergency will either save those on board or die trying.

Proverb

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the captain goes down with the ship

Wikipedia

the captain goes down with the ship

1. A leader is ultimately responsible for the penalities of a catastrophe, even if they result from external causes or the misactions of others under the leader's purview.

   Synonym: the buck stops here

Translations

a leader is ultimately responsible for the penalties of a catastrophe

French: le capitaine sombre avec son navire German: der Kapitän geht als Letzter von Bord Italian: il comandante affonda con la nave Polish: kapitan idzie na dno razem ze statkiem Russian: капитан покидает корабль последним (kapitan pokidajet korablʹ poslednim) Spanish: el capitán se hunde con su barco

See also

• Davy Jones's locker
• duty
• last full measure
• women and children first