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English origin1670
English origin1670What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Meaning: Fair rules must apply equally to both parties, regardless of gender or status.
Origin: John Ray's A Collection of English Proverbs (1670) has "That that's good sauce for a goose, is good for a gander," and notes that it is a woman's proverb — a demand that husbands be held to the same rules as wives. It is still the standard argument for equal treatment.
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