Idiom
Meaning: Fig.
Something that is regarded by some people with such respect and veneration that
they do not like it being criticized by anyone in any way. The idiom is derived
from the fact that the cow is regarded as sacred in India and is not eaten or
mistreated.
Idiom
Example:
A
university education is a sacred cow in the smith family. Fred is regarded as a
failure because he quit school at 16.
Idiom
Example from the News:
Hasikos:
CyBC is not a sacred cow
By
George Psyllides
The
state broadcaster cannot be considered the sacred cow of semi-state
organisations, Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos said on Saturday, a day after
chairman of CyBC resigned in protest over the reduced budget.
Hasikos
said the government did not have any choice but to impose cuts on CyBC’s
budget, as it did elsewhere.
“Savings
start from the top – government, ministries, state and semi-state
organisations, down to Joe Public,” Hasikos said. “No one can be exempted from
this effort.”
In his
resignation letter, chairman Makis Symeou said it would be impossible for CyBC
to continue to operate under its…. Read the full news at: http://cyprus-mail.com/2013/10/12/hasikos-cybc-is-not-a-sacred-cow/
Sacred Cow.
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