as a lamb to the slaughter

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Prepositional phrase[edit]

as a lamb to the slaughter

Alternative form of like a lamb to the slaughter
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 53:7:
  He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

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