meek as a lamb



*meek as a lamb

[of someone] shy, quiet, and docile. (*Also: as ~.) Only an hour after their argument, Joe went to Elizabeth and, meek as a lamb, asked her to forgive him. Betsy terrorizes the other children, but she's as meek as a lamb around her elders.
See also: lamb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sead-Bosnian
Varfolomei-Russian (Rare)
SelahattİN-Turkish
Adairə-DEREnglish (Rare)
Ayling['eiliŋ]
U-Jinoo-jeenKorean