like a lamb to the slaughter

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• like a lamb to the slaughter — Meekly, innocently, without resistance • • • Main Entry: ↑lamb * * * as a helpless victim * * * like a lamb to the slaughter : in a very innocent way : without knowing that something bad will happen He walked into the meeting like a lamb to the… …   Useful english dictionary

• like a lamb (to the slaughter) — phrase without complaining or arguing, especially because what is going to happen is not known and therefore not frightening Thesaurus: patient and uncomplainingsynonym Main entry: lamb …   Useful english dictionary

• like a lamb to the slaughter — something that you say about someone who does something or goes somewhere calmly and happily, not knowing that something unpleasant is going to happen to them. Here comes the bride, like a lamb to the slaughter …   New idioms dictionary

• (like) a lamb to the slaughter — (like) a lamb/lambs to the ˈslaughter f18 idiom used to describe people who are going to do sth dangerous without realizing it Main entry: ↑lambidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• (like) a lambs to the slaughter — (like) a lamb/lambs to the ˈslaughter f18 idiom used to describe people who are going to do sth dangerous without realizing it Main entry: ↑lambidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• lamb — n. 1) a sacrificial lamb 2) lambs bleat 3) (misc.) as gentle as a lamb; like a lamb to (the) slaughter * * * [læm] like a lamb to (the) slaughter (misc.) as gentle as a lamb a sacrificial lamb lambs bleat …   Combinatory dictionary

• lamb — lamb1 [læm] n [: Old English;] 1.) a young sheep 2.) [U] the meat of a young sheep →↑mutton ▪ roast lamb ▪ a leg of lamb lamb chop/cutlet/stew etc 3.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lamb — 1 noun 1 (C) a young sheep 2 (U) the meat of a young sheep: roast lamb with mint sauce 3 (C) spoken someone gentle and loveable, especially a child: Benny s asleep now, the little lamb. 4 like a lamb quietly and without any argument: Suzie went… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lamb — I UK [læm] / US noun Word forms lamb : singular lamb plural lambs ** 1) a) [countable] a young sheep b) [uncountable] the meat from a young sheep roast lamb a leg of lamb 2) [countable] British spoken used for talking to or about someone in a… …   English dictionary

• lamb — lamb1 [ læm ] noun * 1. ) count a young sheep a ) uncount the meat from a young sheep: roast lamb a leg of lamb 2. ) count BRITISH SPOKEN used for talking to or about someone in a kind way, especially a small child: Poor little lamb! like a lamb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Lamb of God — (Latin: Agnus Dei ) is one of the titles given to Jesus in the New Testament and consequently in the Christian tradition. It refers to Jesus role as a sacrificial lamb atoning for the sins of man in Christian theology, harkening back to ancient… …   Wikipedia