"Sauce for the goose" is an aphorism that means that what is applicable for one person is applicable for another.
The fuller saying is "Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, too".
For example, if a husband is committing adultery, he has no cause to complain if his wife does, too.
What's Sauce for the Goose was created on 1916-04-27.
Sauce for the Goose - 1917 was released on: USA: 19 March 1917
Sauce for the Goose - 1924 was released on: USA: 2 July 1924
Sauce for the Goose - 1919 was released on: USA: 9 December 1919
Perhaps you mean the expression "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander"?
What's Sauce for the Goose - 1916 was released on: USA: 27 April 1916
Sauce for the Goose - 1913 II was released on: USA: 1 July 1913
Sauce for the Goose - 1918 was released on: USA: 10 August 1918 New Zealand: September 1920
This saying comes from cooking - you don't make sauce for the male goose and sauce for the female - you make one sauce. As an idiomatic expression, it means that whatever one person can do, another person can do also - people should not expect special treatment.You will hear this especially if someone feels they are being treated unfairly.This idiom means that the sexes should be treated in the same way and not be subjected to different standards.Example: After Bob had been on his fishing trip for two days, Sally went to the beach; what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.It means that we shouldn't have double standards. What is good for the goose is good for the gander (= male goose).
This saying comes from cooking - you don't make sauce for the male goose and sauce for the female - you make one sauce. As an idiomatic expression, it means that whatever one person can do, another person can do also - people should not expect special treatment.You will hear this especially if someone feels they are being treated unfairly.This idiom means that the sexes should be treated in the same way and not be subjected to different standards.Example: After Bob had been on his fishing trip for two days, Sally went to the beach; what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.It means that we shouldn't have double standards. What is good for the goose is good for the gander (= male goose).
Baker's Dozen - 1982 Sauce for the Goose 1-6 was released on: USA: 30 June 1982
Barbary Coast - 1975 Sauce for the Goose 1-7 was released on: USA: 20 October 1975