sacrificial lamb
sacrificial lamb · sacrificial lambs
Opferlamm, Bauernopfer
A lamb killed as an offering to the godsA lamb killed as an offering to the gods.
» How many sacrificial lambs do we need to bring the rain back?
Meaning
2 sensesA lamb killed as an offering to the gods.
Opferlamm
(broadly, figuratively)A person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause.
Bauernopfer
Examples
1 sentencesHow many sacrificial lambs do we need to bring the rain back?
Translations
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By meaning 2
lamb:
person:
Forms
plural: sacrificial lambs| Singular | sacrificial lamb |
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| Plural | sacrificial lambs |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedscapegoat