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sacrificial lamb
Noun
broadly
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
神々への供物として殺された子羊 / 比喩的に、ある大義のために犠牲にされた人
（ plural ）
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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.
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sacrificial lamb
The villagers prepared a sacrificial lamb before dawn to appease the harvest gods.
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The villagers prepared a sacrificial lamb before dawn to appease the harvest gods.
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