feed to the lions



feed/throw somebody to the lions

to cause someone to be in a situation where they are criticized strongly or treated badly and to not try to protect them No one prepared me for the audience's hostility - I really felt I'd been fed to the lions.
See also: feed, lion

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sundara-Hinduism
Dirk[də:k]
Meklit-Eastern African, Amharic
Kazuokah-zoo-oJapanese
GÖRanYUUR-ahnSwedish
Vangelija-Macedonian