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make fish of one and flesh of another

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
make -fish of one and flesh of an-oth-er
IPA
58
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make distinctions unfairly; to show undue partiality to one side.

Inflected Forms

makes fish of one and flesh of another (present, singular) making fish of one and flesh of another (participle, present) made fish of one and flesh of another (participle, past) made fish of one and flesh of another (past) make fish of one and fowl of another (alternative)

Questions

What does make fish of one and flesh of another mean?
To make distinctions unfairly; to show undue partiality to one side.

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