a sacred cow



a sacred cow

a belief or system that is treated with much respect and is not usually criticized The British legal system remains a sacred cow, despite increasing evidence that serious mistakes have been made.
See also: cow, sacred

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Matthei-Old Church Slavic
Haneul-Korean
'Ofrah-Biblical Hebrew
Indianain-dee-AN-əEnglish
Adriennead-ree-ENFrench
Vasudha-Indian, Hindi