What am I talking about here?
She went like a lamb to slaughter when the boss sacked her.
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I guess she were pretty depressed. We have a pretty similar saying about the poor lamb knowing it has to face a bad future.
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I think it means that she didn’t make any attempt at her boss’ decision to sack her.
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Yes, that’s the idea behind the expression - she has become a sort of ‘sacrificial lamb’. We use this description suggesting hat someone accepts a bad situation innocently and without objection or resistance like the lamb. It is often used in a work setting where someone has to put up with unpleasantness through no fault of their own.
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