sacrificial lamb
English
Noun
sacrificial lamb (plural sacrificial lambs)
- A lamb killed as an offering to the gods.
- (figurative, by extension) A person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause.
Translations
lamb
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person
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See also
Further reading
- “sacrificial lamb”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “sacrificial lamb”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “sacrificial lamb” (US) / “sacrificial lamb” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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