"make fish of one and flesh of another" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: makes fish of one and flesh of another [present, singular, third-person], 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]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> fish of one and flesh of another}} make fish of one and flesh of another (third-person singular simple present makes fish of one and flesh of another, present participle making fish of one and flesh of another, simple past and past participle made fish of one and flesh of another)
  1. To make distinctions unfairly; to show undue partiality to one side. Synonyms: make fish of one and fowl of another
    Sense id: en-make_fish_of_one_and_flesh_of_another-en-verb-rbqmDu-x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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