make fish of one and flesh of another



make fish of one and flesh of another

To favor one person or thing over another, often in a discriminatory fashion. The phrase refers to the now-outdated practice of categorizing meat as fish, flesh, or fowl. I can't stand how unfairly you treat your sons—stop making fish of one and flesh of another!
See also: and, another, fish, flesh, make, of, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nanaea-Near Eastern Mythology (Latinized)
EarlineURL-eenEnglish
Owen (2)-Irish
ÅSmund-Norwegian, Danish
Alishaə-LISH-ə, ə-LEE-shəEnglish
Thorpe[θɔ:p]