Timeline for What is the idiom for the situation "If people-in-authority don't follow their own set rules then what can one expect from rest of us"
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| Sep 18, 2018 at 12:01 | comment | added | Colm | I don't think the "sauce for the goose" quote is any more apt or anywhere near as common as the other suggestions but I've always liked that rhyme. :) | |
| Sep 11, 2018 at 17:13 | comment | added | Anentropic | @JeffLambert same here, but I'm from UK | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 21:01 | comment | added | Jeff Lambert | From the US, my experience is the variant What's good for the goose is good for the gander is what is used, I've never heard this one with sauces. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 19:49 | comment | added | Belgabad | @PLL I grew up in the United States, so if that's a UK specific expression, that makes a lot of sense. You learn something new every day :D | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 19:35 | comment | added | PLL | @Belgabad: As someone who grew up in the UK in the 80’s/90’s, this expression comes very naturally to me — I’d think of it as very common but perhaps a little old fashioned. It was my first thought for the question too — it’s not quite as specific as what the question asks for, but it fits an aspect which most other answers miss, in that it describes not just the double standard itself, but the response of flouting the double standard. | |
| Sep 10, 2018 at 16:44 | comment | added | Belgabad | I've never heard this expression before (which certainly doesn't mean it's not a valid answer). What part of the world is this used in? | |
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| Sep 9, 2018 at 20:48 | history | answered | VWFeature | CC BY-SA 4.0 |