(LIKE) A LAMB / LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER

Meaning of (LIKE) A LAMB / LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER in English

used to describe people who are going to do sth dangerous without realizing it

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

LAMB — I. ˈlam, ˈlaa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAMB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pork/lamb chop ▪ a grilled pork/lamb chop COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE little ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLAUGHTER — v. buchar (-ada, -ería)
English interlingue dictionary
SLAUGHTER — patay
English-Visayan vocabulary
SLAUGHTER — I. noun see: slay Date: 14th century the act of killing, killing of great numbers of human beings (as in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAMB — I Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Английский словарь Британика
SLAUGHTER — I. ˈslȯd.ə(r), -ȯtə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English slauhter, slaughter, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slātr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAMBS — plural of lamb present third singular of lamb
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLAUGHTER — — slaughterer , n. — slaughteringly , adv. /slaw"teuhr/ , n. 1. the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIKE — like 1 — liker , n. /luyk/ , adj., ( Poetic ) liker, likest , prep., adv., conj., n., v., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAMB — /lam/ , n. 1. a young sheep. 2. the meat of a young sheep. 3. a person who is gentle, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAMB — n. family name; Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist and poet who used the pen name "Elia", author of the children's …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SLAUGHTER — I. ˈslȯ-tər noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slātra to slaughter; akin to Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAMB — I. ˈlam noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lamb lamb Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SLAUGHTER — vt the act of killing. 2. slaughter ·vt the act of killing cattle or other beasts for market. 3. slaughter …
Webster English vocab
LIKE — adj likely; probably. 2. like ·adj in a like or similar manner. 3. like ·vi to be pleased; to choose. …
Webster English vocab
LAMB — noun the young of the sheep. 2. lamb ·vi to bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep. 3. lamb …
Webster English vocab
SLAUGHTER — [slaugh.ter] n [ME, of Scand origin; akin to ON slatra to slaughter; akin to OE sleaht slaughter, slean to slay--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAMB — [lamb] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG lamb lamb] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a young sheep; esp: one that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAMB — live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. Mutton refers to the flesh of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SLAUGHTER — slaughter, S~ BrE AmE ˈslɔːt ə AmE ˈslɔːt̬ ə r ˈslɑːt̬- ▷ slaughter|ed d ▷ slaughtering ˈslɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAMB — lamb, Lamb BrE AmE læm (= lam) ▷ lambed læmd ▷ lambing ˈlæm ɪŋ ▷ lambs, Lamb's læmz ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SLAUGHTER — / ˈslɔːtə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. the killing of animals for their meat …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIKE — / laɪk; NAmE / preposition , verb , conjunction , noun , adjective , adverb ■ preposition 1. similar to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — / læm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a young sheep 2. [ U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAUGHTER — I. slaugh ‧ ter 1 /ˈslɔːtə $ ˈslɒːtər/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] 1 . to kill an animal, especially for …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — I. like 1 S1 W1 /laɪk/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ like 6 ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — I. lamb 1 S3 /læm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable] a young sheep 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — Lamb, Charles BrE AmE (1775–1834) a British writer of ↑ essay s , who worked with his sister Mary Lamb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIKE — adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) (more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAMB — n. & v. n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIKE — 1. adj., prep., adv., conj., & n. --adj. (often governing a noun as if a transitive participle such as resembling) …
Oxford English vocab
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1. a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Oxford English vocab
LIKE — I. PREPOSITION AND CONJUNCTION USES /laɪk, laɪk/ ( likes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAUGHTER — ( slaughters, slaughtering, slaughtered) 1. If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered , they are killed in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — ( lambs) 1. A lamb is a young sheep. N-COUNT • Lamb is the flesh of a lamb eaten as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SLAUGHTER — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If large numbers of people or animals are ~ed, they are killed in a way that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SLAUGHTER — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN animal ▪ Only criminals may slaughter animals so that the population at large …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SLAUGHTER — [verb] [T]Thousands of people were slaughtered (= killed cruelly and wrongly) in the civil war.Many people believe it is wrong …
Cambridge English vocab
LAMB — n. lamb's ears lamb's ear Lamb Charles Melbourne of Kilmore William Lamb 2nd Viscount
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAMB — n. Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAMB — Synonyms and related words : agneau, angel, babe, baby, baby-doll, bairn, bellwether, birdling, breast of lamb, buttercup, calf, catling, cherub, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL.
Slang English vocab
LAMB — To LAMB, or LAMBASTE. To beat. Lamb pye; a beating: from lambo.
Slang English vocab
SLAUGHTER — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ indiscriminate , mass , wholesale ▪ the indiscriminate ~ of civilians ▪ brutal , senseless , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LAMB — noun 1 young sheep ADJECTIVE ▪ newborn ▪ little ▪ sacrificial ( usually figurative ) ▪ I am not going …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SLAUGHTER — See ↑ KILL 3,4,11 ◆◆◆ • ↑ crush/slaughter/massacre/annihilate
Longman Activator English vocab
LIKE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ EXAMPLE 3, ↑ LIKE 1,7, ↑ WAY 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be just like • …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIKE — INDEX: things 1. to like something 2. to like something very much 3. to like something that could be bad …
Longman Activator English vocab
SLAUGHTER — n. 25B6; verb the animals were slaughtered : KILL, butcher. innocent civilians are being slaughtered : MASSACRE, murder, butcher, kill …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — I . Charles Lamb (1775–1834) an English writer. His best-known works are Tales from Shakespeare (1807), written for children with …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
SLAUGHTER — n. 1 butchery, butchering, Rare abattage Most of the cattle were sent for slaughter 2 massacre, killing, bloodshed, blood bath, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LAMBS — are the young of sheep, but originally included also the young of goats. They formed an important part of almost …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
LIKE — I verb 1 BAD : What he likes to know is how much it will cost. GOOD : What he …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SLAUGHTER — 1. сущ. 1) резня, кровопролитие; избиение; массовое убийство mass, wanton, wholesale slaughter ≈ массовое убийство 2) убой (скота) 2. гл. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIKE — I 1. прил. 1) аналогичный, подобный, похожий, сходный Syn : similar, resembling 2) идентичный, одинаковый, равный, тождественный like sum like …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAMBS — Ягнята
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAMB — 1. сущ. 1) а) ягненок, барашек; овечка б) перен. агнец божий lambs bleat ≈ овцы блеют as gentle as a …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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