bell the cat

Etymology
From a medieval fable in which mice agree that a bell should be put round a cat's neck so they will always be warned of its arrival, but cannot agree who should undertake the dangerous task.

Verb

 * 1)  To undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: panna kello kissan kaulaan
 * French:
 * German: der Katze die Schelle umhängen, der Katze die Schelle anhängen
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: hengje bjølla på katten, henge bjølla på katten
 * Persian: پیش مرگ شدن، در انجام کار مشکلی پیش قدم شدن
 * Polish: (dla dobra grupy)
 * Spanish: ponerle el cascabel al gato
 * Vietnamese: đeo lục lạc cho mèo, treo chuông cổ mèo