Lamb イディオム
in two shakes of a lamb
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
in two shakes of a lamb's tail
talk the leg off the lamb of God
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like lambs to the slaughter
Idiom(s): like lambs to the slaughterTheme: DOOM
quietly and without seeming to realize or complain about the likely difficulties or dangers of a situation.
• Young men fighting in World War I simply went like lambs to the slaughter.
• Our team went on the football field like lambs to the slaughter to meet the league-leaders.
innocent as a lamb
Idiom(s): (as) innocent as a lambTheme: INNOCENCE
guiltless; naive.
• "Hey! You can't throw me in jail," cried the robber. "I'm innocent as a lamb."
• Look at the baby, as innocent as a lamb.
Hanged for a sheep as a lamb
This is an expression meaning that if you are going to get into trouble for doing something, then you ought to stop worrying and should try to get everything you can before you get caught.Mutton dressed as lamb
Mutton dressed as lamb is term for middle-aged or elderly people trying to look younger.God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
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literary A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. After Mr. Smith lost his job, the Smith's house caught fire, but the fire was put out before much harm was done. Mr. Smith said, "God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb."Antonym: IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS.
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adv., informal Quickly; in no time at all. I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail.hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be
hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well beMight just as well be punished for a big misdeed as a small one. For example, I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb and have a third piece of cake—I've gone off my diet anyhow. Already a proverb in John Ray's 1678 collection, this expression alludes to the old punishment for stealing sheep, which was hanging no matter what the age or size of the animal.
lamb
lambsee hanged for a sheep as a lamb, might as well be; in two shakes; like a lamb to the slaughter.
like a lamb to the slaughter
like a lamb to the slaughterAlso, as lambs to the slaughter. Innocently and helplessly, without realizing the danger. For example, She agreed to appeal to the board, little knowing she would go like a lamb to the slaughter. This expression appears in several biblical books (Isaiah, Jeremiah), and the simile itself was used by Chaucer.
two shakes of a lamb's tail
two shakes of a lamb's tailsee in two shakes.
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