kosher

Related to kosher: kosher salt

it's not cricket

It isn't fair, sportsmanlike, or legitimate. I know you want to avoid confrontation, but it's not cricket to break up with someone by text message. I don't see why you think it's not cricket—everyone else does it all the time.
See also: cricket, not

it's not kosher

It isn't fair, sportsmanlike, or legitimate. I know you want to avoid confrontation, but it's not kosher to break up with someone by text message. I don't see why you think it's not kosher. People do it all the time!
See also: kosher, not

keep kosher

To act in accordance with the dietary laws of Judaism. We're trying to keep kosher, so there are certain things we can't eat.
See also: keep, kosher
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

It's not cricket.

 and It's not kosher.
It's not done.; It's not acceptable. You can't do that! It's not cricket!
See also: cricket, not
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

it’s (just) not ˈcricket

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) it is not a fair or an honourable action or way of behaving
See also: cricket, not
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

kosher

(ˈkoʃɚ and ˈkoʒɚ)
1. and koshe mod. acceptable; cricket. (From Hebrew kasher, “proper,” via Yiddish. Koshe is a slang clipping.) Is it kosher to do this?
2. tv. to make something acceptable. Do you want me to kosher it with the boss for you?
3. mod. having to do with undiluted alcohol. I’ll take mine kosher with a little ice.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

keep kosher

To observe Jewish dietary laws.
See also: keep, kosher
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • it's just not cricket
  • it's not cricket
  • not cricket
  • not cricket, it's/that's
  • it's not kosher
  • May the best man/woman win.
  • lance
  • break a lance
  • converge
  • converge (up)on (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
The indicator of kosher and non-kosher depends on two variables: the source of the ingredients and the status of the production equipment.
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Buchsbaum estimates Royal Wine has 70 percent share of the kosher market.
Royal success Bayonne distributor proves kosher wine not just for holidays
It is when Horowitz traces the history of kosher meat that his narrative is the most compelling.
Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Foods
*All tools and equipment must be dedicated to kosher winemaking alone.
Murphy Distributors and Royal Wine Corporation Supply Connecticut with Largest Kosher Wine Selection Available
"Given that many of our Skokie neighbors keep kosher, it only made sense to ensure that the Mariano's in their community fit their lifestyle," Puck explains.
Inside Tracks
Even some kashrut agencies run by Orthodox rabbis (for example, Tablet-K and K-ORC) certify hard cheese made by non-Jews using microbial or plant enzymes without requiring a rabbi to add the rennet, so long as the ingredients and the facilities are kosher.
Talk of the table: kosher cheese comes of age
This accreditation also includes Biocatalysts new Enzyme Production Plant which means that all products produced, whether for individual customers or general market supply have the option to be kosher, halal and vegetarian, offering an extra level of competitive advantage.
PR140103 Biocatalysts achieve kosher certification
Kosher food certification in America was not always so reliable.
Kosher certification as a model of private regulation: third-party certification has benefits over both government regulation and unregulated markets
Filipino food exporters are urged to tap the huge opportunities presented by the multibillion-dollar global kosher market, which is reportedly growing by 15 percent a year.
Exporters urged to tap global kosher market
Kosher; private regulation in the age of industrial food.
Kosher; private regulation in the age of industrial food
The 2nd Circuit on Tuesday delivered disappointing news to a kosher hot dog maker, finding that its agreement with the company that runs Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, did not give it the right to sell kosher products at the field on the Jewish Sabbath.
Kosher hot dog maker not entitled to sell at Mets' field on the Sabbath, 2nd Circuit says
One Jewish inmate, Max Moussazadeh, is demanding that the prison where he is housed in solitary confinement provide him with kosher food.
Inmate Lawsuit Over Kosher Food to Get Appeals Court Hearing
THE SOURCE: "American Processed Kosher" by Jeffrey Yoskowitz, in Gastronomica, Summer 2012.
The kosher renaissance
De modo bastante abrangente, define-se como alimento Kosher aquele que e apropriado a um judeu, garantindo sua saude fisica e espiritual.
The slaughter of chickens by the kosher method: definitions, market situation and prospects of study/O abate de frangos pelo metodo kosher: definicoes, conjuntura de mercado e perspectivas de estudo/Sacrificio de pollo mediante el metodo kosher: definiciones, mercado y perspectivas de estudio
Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America's Food Answers to a Higher Authority, by Sue Fishkoff.
Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America's Food Answers to a Higher Authority