Idiom
gentle as a lamb
Meaning
Very caring and calm.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My new dog is gentle as a lamb.”
“Even though he looks very tough, he is gentle as a lamb with his young children.”
“Despite his intimidating reputation in the courtroom, he was gentle as a lamb when he returned home to his family each evening.”
Examples
simple
“My new dog is gentle as a lamb.”
contextual
“Even though he looks very tough, he is gentle as a lamb with his young children.”
complex
“Despite his intimidating reputation in the courtroom, he was gentle as a lamb when he returned home to his family each evening.”
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