"What's sauce for the goose is slop for the gander"?
By the way, anyone knows any sites than explain the meaning of some old fashion saying?
2006-07-22 16:06:17 · 9 answers · asked by Mary7 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm crowding 60 years old and I've heard that saying all my life. Only, the way I've always heard it is "What's 'sauce' for the goose is 'sauce' for the gander," meaning, what's good for one person is good for another. The way you have it reminds me of another old saw that goes, "One man's meat is another man's poison," or, one person may like something real well, while someone else thinks it's terrible. It refers to things being a matter of taste. The way you have the goose and gander saying worded, that's the only way I can work it out. Oh, yeah, I don't know were you'd look on the web for what you want. You might try Axiom for a key word, or Adages. If that doesn't work, go to your public library and ask someone at the circulation desk for what you want. At ours there are several volumes with old saying and their origins and interpretations. There should also be a work for words, and another for why various things are called what their called. Interesting stuff. Have fun.
2006-07-22 16:26:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That translates to "What's Good For The Goose Is Good For The Gander" which means -- what's good for you is good for me. We are equal, the same, no one is superior over the other.
I love this site:
http://plentyofquotes.info/famous_wisdom.php
This one is really great as well:)
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/gswithenbank/sayingsj.htm
2006-07-22 23:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by ♥♦Marna♦♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Mary, I think it's what is good for the goose is good for the gander, or maybe I misunderstood..
2006-07-22 23:10:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard it put that way before - but the meaning is what is good for one is good for the other.
"What's good for the goose is good for the gander."
2006-07-22 23:09:52 · answer #4 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard "what's good for the goose is good for the gander" which I think means if it's good for one it's good for all...
2006-07-23 00:51:38 · answer #5 · answered by stowchick01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should be "What's good for the goose is good for the gander" it means what is good for one is good for all
2006-07-22 23:09:57 · answer #6 · answered by tazinator5150 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
might mean that gander's are much more fussy than geese
2006-07-22 23:09:59 · answer #7 · answered by lou_noul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would mean what's good enough for a woman is not good enough for a man...or other way around
but it's confuzzling b/c i've heard it differently
I used to but i can't find it sry
2006-07-22 23:10:18 · answer #8 · answered by Michael J with wings 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the same as saying "One man's junk is another man's treasure."
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html
2006-07-22 23:09:35 · answer #9 · answered by jd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋