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 The phrase refers to the now-outdated practice of categorizing meat as fish, flesh, or fowl.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
SaaraSAH:-rahFinnish
Gaetane-French
Lucialoo-CHEE-ah (Italian), LOO-tsee-ah (German), LOO-shə (English), loo-SEE-ə (English)Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Coleman['kəulmən]
Yuliana-Russian, Bulgarian, Indonesian
Viviane-French