sacred cow

sacred cow

noun

Definition of SACRED COW

: one that is often unreasonably immune from criticism or opposition

Examples of SACRED COW

1. The old government program has become a sacred cow.

Origin of SACRED COW

from the veneration of the cow by Hindus

First Known Use: 1910

Rhymes with SACRED COW

anyhow, carabao, cat's meow, curaçao, Curaçao, disallow, disavow, disendow, here and now, Hu Jintao, Krakatau, middlebrow, Mindanao, simple vow, solemn vow