cannon fodder

ریشه

From the military practice of using inferior or expendable soldiers to distract the enemy from more valuable troops.

مثال

• The young men were sent to the front lines as cannon fodder.
• The dictator did not care about his people, seeing them only as cannon fodder.
• The soldiers felt like they were being used as cannon fodder.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Used as cannon fodder Treated like cannon fodder Seen as cannon fodder