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Phrase(s): like a lamb to the slaughter
Go to like lambs to the slaughter.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Also, as lambs to the slaughter. Innocently and helplessly, without realizing 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.
American Heritage Idioms