Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - sacred cow
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Sacred cow
sacred cow
noun Etymology: from the veneration of the cow by Hindus Date: 1910 one that is often unreasonably immune from criticism or opposition
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1.
1. священная корова (в Индии) 2. ирон. "икона", человек, которого нельзя критиковать 3. ирон. идея, представление, концепция, считающиеся непреложными ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
2.
(sacred cows) If you describe a belief, custom, or institution as a sacred cow, you disapprove of people treating it with too much respect and being afraid to criticize or question it. ...the sacred cow of monetarism. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a belief that is so important to some people that they will not let anyone criticize it ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
4.
{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./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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