like a lamb to the slaughter

Idioms  

1. Also, 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.

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Example Sentences

So she set out to reveal the magnetic yet sheltered young woman who later reportedly felt "like a lamb to the slaughter" when she entered her artfully arranged marriage.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2023

"I have no desire to return like a lamb to the slaughter," the artist told the BBC by phone.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2017

He was like a lamb to the slaughter.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 16, 2013

After all, you know, I am not coming exactly like a lamb to the slaughter.

From The Box with Broken Seals by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

Wilbur followed him like a lamb to the slaughter.

From The Eye of Wilbur Mook by Hickey, H. B.