like a lamb

like a lamb

Gently and calmly; without complaint or resistance. We had a lot of trouble getting Bobby to go to preschool, but after he made a few friends, he started going like a lamb.
See also: lamb, like
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

like a lamb

If someone is like a lamb or does something like a lamb, they are gentle, quiet, and obedient, often when you expect them to cause trouble. She'd followed him like a lamb.. I gave him his medication, and he took it like a lamb.
See also: lamb, like
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • it's your move
  • follow about
  • follow (someone or something) about
  • seen in the cold light of day
  • follow (someone or something) around
  • take it in stride, to
  • in the cold light of day
  • at (one's) heels
  • at heel
  • at your heels