rules are made to be broken

Related to word: rule

Idiom

Definition

  1. This idiom suggests that it is sometimes acceptable or even necessary to break rules or conventions.

    規則是用來被破蛇的

    • Although the company has a strict dress code, we thought 'rules are made to be broken' on casual Friday.

      雖然公司有嚴格的著裝規定,但我們認為在休閒星期五時『規則的制定本就允許被打破』。

    • When designing the new interface, we decided that 'rules are made to be broken' and experimented with some unconventional designs.

      在設計新介面時,我們決定『規則的制定本就允許被打破』,並嘗試了一些非常規的設計。

    • He knew his manager usually didn't allow remote work, but he figured that 'rules are made to be broken,' so he asked anyway.

      他知道經理通常不允許遠端工作,但他認為『規則的制定本就允許被打破』,所以還是問了。