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

Related to word: sauce

Idiom

Definition

  1. This idiom is used to emphasize that rules or standards should be applied equally to everyone; if something is acceptable for one person, it should also be acceptable for another in similar circumstances.

    己所欲,亦勿施於人;一視同仁。

    • If the company allows John to work from home, then Mary should have the same right.

      如果公司允許約翰在家工作,那麼瑪麗也應該有同樣的權利。

    • Since you let your son get away with breaking the rules on the playground, you should allow your daughter to do the same.

      既然你讓你的兒子在遊樂場違反規則而不受懲罰,你也應該允許你的女兒這樣做。

    • If the team allows one member to be late, then others should also be allowed to be late, though this should not become a habit.

      如果團隊允許一名成員遲到,那麼其他人也應該被允許遲到,儘管這不應該成為習慣。