lion and lamb
Fierce and gentle
Lion and lamb is a pairing that symbolizes opposites coexisting peacefully—the predator lying down with prey.
The phrase echoes biblical imagery of harmony in an ideal world.
It appears most often in descriptions of March weather: In like a lion, out like a lamb means the month begins with fierce storms and ends with gentleness, or vice versa.
- king of beastsNickname for lion
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- gentleSoft and kind
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
mane · wool · roar · bleat · savanna · pasture · courage · innocence · pride · flock · golden · white · hunt · graze · strength · meekness · beast · shepherd
- IsaiahIsaiah, prophet, Immanuel, Emmanuel, suffering servant
- parablesprodigal son, Good Samaritan, mustard seed, lost sheep, sower
lion and lambfox in the henhouse
Saboteur given access
predator and prey · cat and mouse · dog-eat-dog · natural enemies · survival of the fittest
lion and lamblaw of the jungle
Ruthless competition governs behavior
fallen world · every man for himself · dystopia · harsh reality
lion and lambblood feud
Inherited cycle of retribution
vendetta · Hatfields and McCoys · Cain and Abel · irreconcilable differences · perpetual war