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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Somchai	-	Thai
Nicolina	nee-ko-LEE-nah	Italian
Thoukydides	-	Ancient Greek
Nyree	NIE-ree	English (New Zealand)
Mahtab	-	Persian
Eun-Young	uwn-yung	Korean