Phrase: Like a lamb to the slaughter

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Friday, April 21, 2022. Like a lamb to the slaughter: If you enter into something very innocently, not knowing that something terrible will happen, we say like a lamb to the slaughter. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/LikeALambToTheSlaughter Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. You listen to the podcast episodes. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz Below are three terms from today’s episode that may have been new to you. Status quo: Status quo is Latin for the way things are now or the current situation. Status quo is still used in the English language today. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/StatusQuo The only constant in life is change: Attributed to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus, the only constant in life is change means change is inevitable and will always be with us. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TheOnlyConstantInLifeIsChange Toot your own horn: To toot your own horn means to boastfully talk about how wonderful your achievements are. Often blowing your own horn annoys others. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/BlowYourOwnHorn