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Definition sacrificial lamb in American English

sacrificial lamb noun

[countable] noun
1

someone or something that suffers so that someone or something more important can succeed

Example

Franklin has been made a sacrificial lamb for the company's recent economic troubles.

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Definition sacrificial lamb in American English