make fish of one and flesh of another

English

Alternative forms

• make fish of one and fowl of another

Verb

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.