RULES
NOUNS
► GIG a demerit; a report of deficiency or breach of rules → 1940s Amer. services’ sl.
► MILLER’S RULE the rule where everyone takes his turn as he comes → 1954 Amer. dial.
► MILLER’S TURN the rule where everyone takes his turn as he comes → 1899 Amer. dial.
► PACKING-HOUSE RULES no rules at all → L19 sl.
► RAFFERTY RULES ► RAFFERTY’S RULES no rules whatsoever, anything goes → 1918 Aust. & NZ sl.
► RATIONALE a set of reasoned rules or directions → 1657 obs.
► SKETCH the rules, the situation → 2000s sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► DEAD PIGEON one who has been caught breaking a rule or committing a crime → 1910s US prison sl.
► PRECISIAN a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, esp. in matters of religion
PHRASES
► ACCORDING TO HOYLE in keeping with established rules and norms → 1904 US sl.
VERBS
► BREAK OVER to violate a rule or a resolution → c1937 Amer. dial.
► KEEP ONE’S NOSE CLEAN to follow rules and regulations meticulously so as to avoid any blame → Aust. sl.
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