迷まよえる子こ羊ひつじ

expression

stray sheep; lost lamb; person at a loss

Literally a stray sheep or lost lamb; figuratively, a person who is lost, confused, or doesn't know what to do. Often carries a sympathetic or slightly poetic tone.

• 彼かれは会かい社しゃを辞やめてから迷まよえる子こ羊ひつじのようだ。

  Since quitting his job, he's like a lost lamb.

• 新しん入にゅう生せいはみんな迷まよえる子こ羊ひつじみたいなものだ。

  All new students are like stray sheep.