sacrificial lamb

English

Noun

sacrificial lamb (plural sacrificial lambs)

A lamb killed as an offering to the gods.
(figuratively, by extension) A person who is sacrificed (not literally) for the greater good of some cause.

Translations

lamb

German: Opferlamm n
Italian: agnello sacrificale m

Kazakh: ақсарбас (aqsarbas)
Swedish: offerlamm

person

Italian: agnello sacrificale m

Swedish: offerlamm

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