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shorn lamb

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  • God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb — God mercifully ensures that misfortune does not overwhelm the weak or helpless. The phrase to temper the wind (to the shorn lamb) is also common. Cf. 1594 H. ESTIENNE Premices 47 ces termes, Dieu mesure le froid á la brebis tondue, sont les… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb — {literary} A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. * /After Mr. Smith lost his job, the Smith s house caught fire, but the fire was put out before much harm was done. Mr.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb — {literary} A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. * /After Mr. Smith lost his job, the Smith s house caught fire, but the fire was put out before much harm was done. Mr.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • God\ tempers\ the\ wind\ to\ the\ shorn\ lamb — literary A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. After Mr. Smith lost his job, the Smith s house caught fire, but the fire was put out before much harm was done. Mr. Smith… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • lamb — see the bleating of the kid excites the tiger God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb one might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • lamb — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB S TAIL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lamb — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB S TAIL …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • lamb — See: God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, in two shakes of a lamb s tail …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shorn — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shorn — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • shorn — See: God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb …   Словарь американских идиом

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