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there is an exception to every rule

there is an exception to every rule proverb: usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.

Proverb

there is an exception to every rule

  1. Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.

there is an exception to every rule meaning in Arabic

there is an exception to every rule in Arabic

every rule has an exception
لِكُلِّ قَاعِدَةٍ ٱسْتِثْنَاءٌ likulli qāʕidatini stiṯnāʔun, لِكُلِّ قَاعِدَةٍ شَوَاذُّ likulli qāʕidatin šawāḏḏu

Forms of there is an exception to every rule

alternative formthere's an exception to every rule

Questions about there is an exception to every rule

What does there is an exception to every rule mean?
There is an exception to every rule means usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.
What is there is an exception to every rule in Arabic?
There is an exception to every rule in Arabic is لِكُلِّ قَاعِدَةٍ ٱسْتِثْنَاءٌ (likulli qāʕidatini stiṯnāʔun), لِكُلِّ قَاعِدَةٍ شَوَاذُّ (likulli qāʕidatin šawāḏḏu). See There is an exception to every rule meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is there is an exception to every rule?
There is an exception to every rule is a proverb.

Words near there is an exception to every rule in the dictionary

  1. there is a lid for every pot
  2. there is a new sheriff in town
  3. there is a place and time for everything
  4. there is a time and a place for everything
  5. there is a time and place for everything
  6. there is an exception to every rule
  7. there is no "there" there
  8. there is no free lunch
  9. there is no honor among thieves
  10. there is no honour among thieves
  11. there is no Planet B

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