like a lamb to the slaughter

Meaning

like a lamb to the slaughter

(simile) Helplessly and innocently, without knowing the unpleasant consequences.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

obeyingly

Antonyms

voluntarily consciously willfully intendedly

Words in the phrase

like a lamb to the slaughter

Close letter words and terms

like a kid on Christmas morning like a knife through butter like a lamb to slaughter like a louse like a madman like a madwoman