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what's good for the goose is good for the gander

What is good for a woman is equally good for a man; or, what a woman can have or do, so can a man have or do. This comes from an earlier proverb, "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderWhat is good for one type is equally good for another type, despite any irrelevant differences between the types.
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lo que es bueno para el ganso es bueno para el ganso

что хорошо для гуся хорошо для гусенка

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