Throw us to the wolves In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "throw us to the wolves", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2019-10-01 01:10

put someone to trouble

Throw (one) to the wolves verb phrase

"Wolves" can sometimes replaced by "lions".

Put someone in a situation in which they are criticized or attacked, often in order to protect onself or save the rest

He is trying to throw me to the wolves for the things he has done.

You want to throw her to the wolves to save you from being fired.

I knew Rose didn't do that and you are throwing her to the wolves for your own gain.

My teammates threw me to the wolves when our project went wrong

The author of your own misfortune

to be blamed because of one's own problem

Just Fell Off the Turnip Truck

Used to describe someone who is naive, gullible, inexperienced, easily fooled, ignorant, unsophisticated, etc.

with a flea in your ear

A harsh reproof

cover (one's) back

If you cover your back, you foresee you being accused of or blamed for bad consequences and do something to avoid that.

sing like a canary

To provide the police or authorities with information to expose someone’s wrongdoings

The verb "throw" should be conjugated according to its tense.

I can't believe that we have been friends for three years and now you are throwing me to the wolves.