Cannon fodder In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "cannon fodder", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Kathy Cao calendar 2021-03-11 11:03

Meaning of Cannon fodder

Cannon fodder noun

The phrase is used to describe soldiers whose lives are unimportant because they are considered as material to be used up in war.

In wartime, the soldiers were treated as cannon fodder.

Combatants seen as cannon fodder are likely to be killed or wounded in the field, and sometimes their sacrifice only serves a political purpose.

Other phrases about:

pillage

1. To violently steal something from a place or a person, or take something as spoils, especially in wartime

2. The act of stealing something from a place or a person in a violent way, or taking something as spoils, especially in wartime

Origin of Cannon fodder

The term dates back to at least the 16th century.

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