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*innocent as a lamb and *innocent as a newborn babe 1. guiltless. (*Also: as ~.) "Hey! You can't throw me in jail," cried the robber. "I'm innocent as a lamb." 2. naive; inexperienced. (*Also: as ~.) She's eighteen years old, but innocent as a newborn babe. See also: lamb find someone guilty and find someone innocent; find someone not guilty to decide guilt or innocence and deliver a verdict in a court of law. The judge found the defendant not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found the defendant innocent. play innocent to pretend to be innocent and not concerned. There is no need to play innocent. I know you broke the lamp! John is playing innocent, and he knows more than he is telling us. See also: play How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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