B2🐺 Animals
Fare la parte dell'agnello sacrificale
To be sacrificed for the benefit of others
Literal Translation
"To play the sacrificial lamb"
What it means
To be sacrificed for the benefit of others
Example in context
"Lo hanno licenziato per salvare la faccia dell'azienda: ha fatto la parte dell'agnello sacrificale."
"They fired him to save the company's face — he was the sacrificial lamb."
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