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what's sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander

[what's sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander] What goes for the one, also goes for the other. - A proverb. * /If Herb gets a speeding ticket, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hit the sauce

[hit the sauce] {v. phr.}, {slang} To drink alcoholic beverages - especially heavily and habitually. * /When Sue left him, Joe began to hit the sauce./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book, 1954

What's sauce for the goose may be sauce for the gander but is not necessarily sauce for the chicken, the duck, the turkey, or the guinea hen. www.sky-net-eye.com

one man's meat is another man's poison

[one man's meat is another man's poison] What is good for one person is not necessarily good for another. - A proverb, * /Even though Jeff likes to swim in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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