英语词汇throw to the wolves的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	throw to the wolves
词源	throw to the wolves. In a grisly Russian folk tale a family pursued by a wolf pack throws infants from their sleigh at in- tervals to keep the wolves busy until they reach their house. This, or some story like it, may be the origin of the expression to throw to the wolves, which means of course to adandon someone or turn someone in in order to benefit oneself.
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