English-Swedish translations for sacred cow

helig koenFör min grupp är bilen ingen helig ko.For my group, the car is no sacred cow. Ja, men detta är dåligt, och kvoterna är ingen ”helig ko” som inte får röras.Yes, but this is bad, and they are not a ‘sacred cow’ that cannot be touched. Kravet på avskaffande av opt-outen till varje pris blev en helig ko.The insistence on the removal of the opt-out at all costs became a sacred cow.

Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely

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