make chalk of one and cheese of the other

To favor one person or thing over another. In this phrase, "chalk" is something worthless, while "cheese" is something valuable. I can't stand how unfairly you treat your sons—stop making chalk of one and cheese of the other!

See also: and, chalk, cheese, make, of, one, other

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cynefrith	-	Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
MuirÍN	-	Irish
Adela	ə-DEL-ə (English), ah-DE-lah (Polish)	English, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Ari (2)	AH-ree (Finnish)	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic, Finnish
Ognyana	-	Bulgarian
Gottfrid	-	Swedish