as a lamb to the slaughter

A form of like a lamb to the slaughter — Helplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. alternativeAlternative form of like a lamb to the slaughter.

    He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 53:7
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APA

as a lamb to the slaughter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20a%20lamb%20to%20the%20slaughter

MLA

“as a lamb to the slaughter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20a%20lamb%20to%20the%20slaughter. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as a lamb to the slaughter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20a%20lamb%20to%20the%20slaughter.

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