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See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB.

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God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb

[God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb] {literary} A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lamb

[lamb] See: [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

wind

[wind] See: [GET WIND OF], [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [GONE WITH THE WIND], [IN THE WIND], [IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD], [SECOND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

temper

[temper] See: [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [HOLD ONE'S TEMPER] or [KEEP ONE'S TEMPER], [LOSE ONE'S TEMPER]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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