a sacred cow

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a sacred cow

a belief or system that is treated with much respect and is not usually criticized The British legal system remains a sacred cow, despite increasing evidence that serious mistakes have been made.

See also: cow, sacred

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A British animal welfare charity said Saturday that it would donate a cow to a Hindu temple north of London, in a bid to repair relations that were damaged last year when a sacred cow was put down. RSPCA mends ties with Hindu temple by AFP / AFP European Edition It just will never happen" Cumani again, slaying what some still hold as a sacred cow. THE THINGS THEY SAID by The Racing Post (London, England) Shortly after Zine called the commission a sacred cow worth corralling, commission President Cynthia Ruiz paid him a visit to reiterate the commission's role in providing an unbiased eye over contracts worth a half-billion dollars. SACRED COWS RUN WILD IN CITY HALL COUNCIL: FAVORITE PROGRAMS MANAGE ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			a red eye a red herring a red-letter day a reign of terror a Renaissance man a rent boy a revolving door a rich seam a ringside seat a rip-off a ripple effect a rite of passage a road hog a roll in the hay a roller coaster a roof over head a rough diamond a roving eye a rubber check a rude awakening a rule of thumb a rum do a run for money a running battle a rush of blood a sacred cow a sad state of affairs a safe bet a safe pair of hands a safety net a safety valve a saving grace a scandal sheet a scaredy-cat a scarlet woman a sea change a second-class citizen a self-made man a seven-day wonder a sex kitten a sex object a shadow of former self a shaggy dog story a shelf life a shell game a shirt-lifter a shit-eating grin a shit-stirrer a shoo-in a short fuse a short sharp shock			a rough time a roving eye a rubber check A ruby laser A ruby laser A ruby laser a rude awakening a rule of thumb a rum do a run for (one's) money a run for (one's) money a run for (one's) money a run for (one's) money a run for money a run on a large demand for a run on something A Run, A Pass, A Hit on the Enemy a running battle a rush of blood a rush of blood a rush of blood a rush of blood a rush of blood a rush of blood A Rush of Blood to the Head A Rush of Blood to the Head A Rush of Blood to the Head A Rush of Blood to the Head A Rush of Blood to the Head A Rush of Blood to the Head a sacred cow a sad sight a sad state of affairs a safe bet a safe pair of hands A Safer Place Youth Network a safety net a safety valve A Sailor Moon Romance A Salto de Mata A Santos Dumont A Saucerful of Secrets a saving grace a savoir a scab a scab a scab a scab A scale A scan a scandal sheet a scaredy-cat a scarlet woman A Scene Segmenter Establishing Tracking A School Cultivating Excellence, Nurturing Diversity A scope A Scrap of Paper A screw loose

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