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rules are made to be broken
alt. it is acceptable to break rules. prov. it is acceptable to break rules.
Usage examples of "rules are made to be broken".
But rules are made to be broken and the Star Queen's owners had obtained full authority from the Board of Space Control and the insurance companies when the freighter set off for Venus without her regular captain.
As a rule -- I know, rules are made to be broken -- great whites prefer cooler water.