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cannon fodder

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cannon fodder
n.
Soldiers, sailors, or other military personnel regarded as likely to be killed or wounded in combat.
cannon fodder
n
(Military) men regarded as expendable because they are part of a huge army
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Noun1.cannon fodder - soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
fodder, fresh fish
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
Translations
cannon fodder n → carne f da cannone
cannon fodder n → carne f da cannone


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Then there's the still-astonishing "moral waiver"--employed to produce more cannon fodder.
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It's a sad footnote to our handling of the Iraqi war when the Pentagon can't even keep track of who died and who is still alive to stock our ever-dwindling reserve for cannon fodder.
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This is troubling because private firms, just like their public brethren, will become cannon fodder for competitors if their enterprise value fails to grow appropriately over time.
Managing the ultimate corporate risk by Leitner, Peter J. / Financial Executive
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