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
Ade[eid]
Atwell['ætwəl]
Ferdinandafer-dee-NAHN-dah (German)Italian, German
AggieAG-eeEnglish
Kamilakah-MI-lah (Czech, Slovak), kah-MEE-lah (Polish)Czech, Slovak, Polish
Josseline-French