Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

like a lamb to the slaughter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: like a lam-b -to the s-laugh-ter
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Helplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.

Example Sentences

"1993, a-ha - Lamb To The Slaughter I went down to the water Like a lamb to the slaughter Didn't know what was waiting for me there Nobody warned me Nobody told me My excuse is I wasn't prepared"

Inflected Forms

as a lamb to the slaughter (alternative)

Questions

What does like a lamb to the slaughter mean?: Helplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.

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