Took one for...

MusicgoldWhat does ‘took one for the firm’ mean in the following sentence?

The most common formulation is "take/took one for the team" but your formulation is well within the expected variations.

It seems that the person, in taking one for the firm, ended up being unexpectedly rewarded.

The expression can also be used in less formal situation

Do you have any more context?

"took one for the firm" could mean "sacrificied himself for the firm". It could also simply mean that he obtained or stole something on the firm's behalf. It's hard to be sure just from this fragment.

It is a phrase from the world of sports, ideomatic, I think, that has been adopted for use in the business world. In boxing, a fighter is sometimes said to have "taken one" on the chin, after having taken a punch on the chin.
In American football, an offensive player sometimes makes certain sacrifices of his own to neutralize an opponent who might have posed a threat to the ball carrier, who

ed_shawIn boxing, a fighter is sometimes said to have "taken one" on the chin, after having taken a punch on the chin.

Right, that sounds feasible. I've always imagined the phrase originated from "taking a bullet" (i.e. diving in front of someone who was being shot at).

That's a good example: sacrifice in battle.
(Our post crossed in the mail )

Thanks folks.