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nothing is sacred nothing is sacredA set phrase used to bemoan a lack of respect for something or some topic. You should know by now that nothing is sacred for these tabloids. I'm not opposed to being a progressive society, but for kids these days it seems like nothing is sacred! See also: nothing, sacred Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. nothing is ˈsacred often used by somebody to complain that people do not respect traditions, ideas, values, etc. as much as they should: For journalists these days nothing is sacred (= they will write about anything).See also: nothing, sacred Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also:- Is nothing sacred?
- eggs is eggs
- from my cold, dead hands
- how about
- (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
- (one's) best foot forward
- best foot forward
- beck and call
- get thee behind me
- going, going, gone!
References in periodicals archive FATHER TIM FOREMAN, OF THE CHURCH, SAID THE THEFT WAS A SIGN OF THE TIMES.Alex Cargill: " Nothing is sacred anymore, why would it be? TWEETS & POSTS When shows like "Nothing Sacred" offer us priests and sisters who wear their humanity and their faith on their sleeves the way an old priest wears his lunch on his cassock, they are not telling us that nothing is sacred, but that everything is. Something sacred: Hollywood's new men in black A CEO friend of mine not long ago postulated, "Nothing is sacred anymore!" He was referring to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal that had reported the potential downgrading of IBM's long-term debt by Moody's and the delay of a public offering of $1 billion in preference stock by General Motors. My CEO friend is undoubtedly right; nothing is sacred anymore in business. Going, going, gone "But you have to realize that nothing is sacred and nothing is certain," he adds. Hydro dims the future of private generation by cancelling projects |