like a lamb to the slaughter

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something that you say about someone who does something or goes somewhere calmly and happily, not knowing that something unpleasant is going to happen to them

Usage notes: This phrase comes from the Bible. The slaughter is the time when animals are killed for their meat.

Here comes the bride, like a lamb to the slaughter.

See also: lamb, like, slaughter

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