🐄 Cow
"Sacred cow"
Meaning
Something people refuse to criticize or change.
About the cow
Cows are calm, grazing herd animals, so their idioms usually describe being easily led or slow to react.
Example sentence
The old family chair is a sacred cow, even though it squeaks.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
Something people refuse to criticize or change.
More cow idioms
CowIdiom
"Have a cow"
To become very upset or angry.
CowIdiom
"Cash cow"
Something that makes money regularly.
CowIdiom
"Sacred cow"
Something people refuse to criticize or change.
CowIdiom
"Chew the cud"
To think slowly and carefully about something.
CowIdiom
"Cash cow"
Something that makes money regularly.
CowIdiom
"Have a cow"
To become very upset or angry.