Sayings

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

This page is about the saying "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander"

Possible meaning:
In any question, what is appropriate in one case is also appropriate in the other case.

Note:
sauce (noun) = a thick liquid served with food to add flavour | goose (noun) = a waterbird like a large duck | gander (noun) = a male goose

Quick Quiz

"What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander" is a saying about

a. cookery

b. birds

c. fairness
a) cookery b) birds c) fairness

See Saying of the Day today

Contributor: Josef Essberger