sacred cow

[sacred cow] {n.}

A person or thing that is never criticized, laughed at, or insulted even if it deserves such treatment.

* /Motherhood is a sacred cow to most politicians./

* /The bold young governor had no respect for the state's sacred cows./

* /Television respects too many sacred cows./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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