Phrase guide
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proverb
Literally, what is good for a female goose is equally good for a male goose (gander); or, what is good for a woman should be equally good for a man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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proverb
If something is good for one person, it should be equally good for another person; someone who treats another in a certain way should not complain if the same is done to them.
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History
From earlier what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (1670s). Other early forms include “as deep drinketh the goose as the gander” (1562).
Across languages
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