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Proverb
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rules are rules
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
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Proverb
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rules
are
rules
The rules are
certain
and cannot be
ignored
or
worked around
.
Alternative forms
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rules is rules
(
slang, nonstandard
)
Antonyms
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rules are made to be broken
See also
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you gotta do what you gotta do
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