rule OK
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Verb
[edit]rule OK (third-person singular simple present rules OK, present participle ruling OK, simple past and past participle ruled OK)
- (idiomatic, British, informal) To be popularly accepted, or supported by the general majority of people.
- 2006 May 31, David Walker, “Beware leadership by syringe.”, in The Guardian:
- Yet nationalism rules OK across most public management.
Usage notes
[edit]- Stereotypically used as a graffiti slogan in the form rules OK.