English / proverb
Every Rule Has an Exception
MEANING IN ENGLISH
No guideline or standard is universal; there are always particular circumstances where it does not apply.
In context
01
We strictly prohibit shoes indoors, but every rule has an exception when elderly relatives come to visit.
02
Screen time ends at eight sharp, but every rule has an exception when it is family movie night.
Synonyms
exceptions prove the rule,rules are made to be broken occasionally
Antonyms
invariable truth,universal decree,ironclad law
Collocations
prove that every rule has an exception,remind us that every rule has an exception,admit that every rule has an exception