Meaning of what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander | Babel Free
Definitions
- If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite gender).
- One who treats others in a certain way should not complain about receiving the same treatment.
Equivalents
Nederlands
gelijke monniken, gelijke kappen
Português
pau que dá em Chico, dá em Francisco
Türkçe
aynı tas aynı hamam
Examples
“[…] sawce which is good for the Goose, I hope will be good for the Gander […]”
“That that's good sauce for a goose, is good for a gander.”
“[I]t is, as I may ſo ſay, a ſavvcy Plot: and vve all knovv, moſt Reverend Fathers, that vvhat is ſavvce for a Gooſe is ſavvce for a Gander: Therefore, I ſay, as thoſe bloud-thirſty Ganders of the conſpiracy vvould have deſtroyed us Geeſe of the Senate, let us make haſte to deſtroy them, ſo I humbly move for hanging— […]”
“What is sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose and the arguments that he produces against my suggestion apply with double force to his.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.