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 The phrase refers to the now-outdated practice of categorizing meat as fish, flesh, or fowl.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
PresleyPRES-leeEnglish
Marcellin-French
Ackland['æklənd]
Seo-Junsu-joonKorean
Veremund-Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Heli (1)-Biblical, Biblical Latin