sacrificial lamb
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sacrificial lamb — UK US noun [countable] [singular sacrificial lamb plural sacrificial lambs] someone or something that suffers so that someone or something more important can succeed Thesaurus: people and things that are treated badly … Useful english dictionary
sacrificial lamb — sacrificial lambs N COUNT If you refer to someone as a sacrificial lamb, you mean that they have been blamed unfairly for something they did not do, usually in order to protect another more powerful person or group. He was a sacrificial lamb to a … English dictionary
sacrificial lamb — noun count someone or something that suffers so that someone or something more important can succeed: Franklin has been made a sacrificial lamb for the company s recent economic troubles … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sacrificial lamb — A sacrificial lamb is a lamb (or metaphorical parallel) killed or discounted in some way (as in a sacrifice) in order to further some other cause. In typical modern usage, it is a metaphorical reference for a person who has no chance of surviving … Wikipedia
sacrificial lamb — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sacrificial lamb : singular sacrificial lamb plural sacrificial lambs someone or something that suffers so that someone or something more important can succeed … English dictionary
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
Lamb — most commonly refers to: * A young domestic sheep * Lamb and mutton, the meat of a sheep,Lamb or LAMB may also refer to: * Lamb (surname), a surname (and list of people with that name) * Lamb., botanical author abbreviation of Aylmer Bourke… … Wikipedia
lamb — noun 1 young sheep ADJECTIVE ▪ newborn ▪ little ▪ sacrificial (usually figurative) ▪ I am not going to be a sacrificial lamb on the altar of political correctness. VERB + LAMB … Collocations 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 of God (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Lamb of God Img capt = Randy Blythe and Willie Adler performing at With Full Force in 2007 Img size = 250 Landscape = Yes Background = group or band Alias = Burn the Priest Origin = Richmond, Virginia, United States… … Wikipedia
