Young men fighting in World War I simply went like lambs to the slaughter.
•Our team went on the football field like lambs to the slaughter to meet the league-leaders.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
like lambs to the slaughter — If somebody does something unpleasant without any resistance, they go like lambs to the slaughter … The small dictionary of idiomes
like lambs to the slaughter — If somebody does something unpleasant without any resistance, they go like lambs to the slaughter. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Like lambs to the slaughter — If somebody does something unpleasant without any resistance, they go like lambs to the slaughter … Dictionary of English idioms
like lambs to the slaughter — without any objections, without protest, meekly, obediently … English contemporary 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
(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
slaughter — [[t]slɔ͟ːtə(r)[/t]] slaughters, slaughtering, slaughtered 1) VERB: usu passive If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary. [be V ed] Thirty four people were slaughtered while… … English dictionary
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda — is a song, written by Eric Bogle in 1972, describing the futility, gruesome reality and the destruction of war, while criticising those who seek to glorify it. This is exemplified in the song by the account of a young Australian soldier on his… … Wikipedia
The F Word — This article is about the cooking show. For other uses, see F word. The F Word Genre Food magazine/Cooking show Starring … Wikipedia
Boys of Summer (The Wire episode) — Infobox The Wire episode caption = episode name = Boys of Summer episode no = 38 epigraph = Lambs to the slaughter here. Marcia Donnelly teleplay = David Simon story = David Simon and Ed Burns writer = director = Joe Chappelle guest star = see… … Wikipedia
Steppe, the — ▪ geographical area, Eurasia Introduction belt of grassland that extends some 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometres) from Hungary in the west through Ukraine and Central Asia to Manchuria in the east. Mountain ranges interrupt the steppe, dividing it… … Universalium
