Lamb to the Slaughter

Idioms & Phrases

like a lamb to the slaughter

Also, as lambs to the slaughter .  Innocently and helplessly, without 
realising 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.

Layer sliced potatoes, onions, a couple of lemons, four or five cloves of garlic and some rosemary
season well

Place a nice big shoulder of lamb on top. Put it into an oven. 

Play games, chat and chill out for the afternoon.

Take it out of the oven, it looks wonderful and smells delicious..... 

.......and is very photogenic.

Sit around the table with friends and family, Marta from Madrid (@martaguilera), Ellie (@EleanorRoseMary)
and Ed ( @Billy no mates)
Serve with green vegetables and bread on the side.

Then get stuck in!

Thank you Ellie for posing, you did not, in fact, eat it all!!