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.
- 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