cannon fodder, meaning someone who is expendable or in simpler terms, a tool. It is a verry flexible term that is used widley in reference to
politics and athletics, but most frequently in combat. The term is a military term that dates back to the civil
war, troops would be sent out as distraction to the cannons, or simply as "food for the cannons" in other words, fodder means food, thus cannon fodder means cannon food.
1)Bush is Chenneys
cannon fodder... what a tool.
2)in the game of rugby, Backs are
Cannon fodder for the Forwards, who do all the real
work
3)half of the platoon was used as cannon fodder when they went over the top of the trench.