English / proverb
Ignore All Rules
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Disregard established bureaucratic restrictions or rigid guidelines when higher ethical duties demand direct action.
In context
01
To rescue the starving refugees trapped behind procedural red tape, the relief worker had to ignore all rules.
02
When institutional bylaws protect corruption, a righteous person must dare to ignore all rules to serve true justice.
Synonyms
break procedural molds,bypass bureaucratic red tape,flout conventions
Antonyms
blindly follow protocol,adhere strictly to guidelines,toe the bureaucratic line
Collocations
courage to ignore all rules,mandate to ignore all rules,choose to ignore all rules