proverb
Meaning 1
It is acceptable to break rules.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
rules are made to be broken
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: pravidla jsou od toho, aby se porušovala — it is acceptable to break rules
- French: les règles sont faites pour être transgressées — it is acceptable to break rules
- German: Regeln sind da, um gebrochen zu werden — it is acceptable to break rules
- Lithuanian: taisyklės skirtos jas sulaužyti — it is acceptable to break rules
- Norwegian: regler er til for å brytes — it is acceptable to break rules
- Polish: zasady są po to, żeby je łamać — it is acceptable to break rules
- Romanian: legile sunt făcute spre a fi încălcate — it is acceptable to break rules
- Spanish: las reglas se hicieron para romperse — it is acceptable to break rules
- Spanish: las reglas están hechas para romperse — it is acceptable to break rules
- Spanish: las reglas se hicieron para romperlas — it is acceptable to break rules
- Spanish: las reglas están hechas para romperlas — it is acceptable to break rules