like pigs to the slaughter

like pigs to the slaughter
like pigs to the slaughter
Rur. obediently and in large numbers. (See also like lambs to the slaughter.) •

Look at all the people lining up to mail their tax forms on time, like pigs to the slaughter.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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