three strike(s) rule Идиома

as a rule

usually, as a habit As a rule I usually get up at 7:00 AM every morning.

bend the rules

change the rules to help, look the other way Ed won't accept late reports. He won't bend the rules.

break the law/rules

not obey the law, commit a crime If you rob a store, you are breaking the law.

follow the rules

read the rules and do what they say, toe the line If everybody follows the rules, we'll have fewer accidents.

golden rule

(See The Golden Rule)

hard and fast rule

rules that cannot be altered to fit special cases There is no hard and fast rule that says you can

rule of thumb

general rule, guideline The rule of thumb for a resume is Don't exceed two pages.

rule out

decide against, eliminate They still haven

rule the roost

be the dominant one in the family She seems rather quiet but she really rules the roost in their family.

The Golden Rule

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If everyone lived by The Golden Rule, you may not like the way you are treated.

three-strike(s) rule

1. In baseball, a concoction is out from the comedy if they bang (miss hitting the ball) three times. When was the three-strike aphorism aboriginal implemented in baseball? I don't accomplish the three-strikes aphorism back I'm arena with my kids. I aloof let them try batting for as continued as it holds their interest.2. Three mistakes, transgressions, or issues will advance addition to declining or actuality dismissed. We've got a three-strike aphorism about here, and you've already been backward alert this quarter. Three strikes and you're out. The academy has a three-strikes aphorism apropos truancy.3. In law, if one receives a third abomination confidence for a austere or agitated crime, they can be bedevilled to activity in prison. Man, they could put you abroad for a abomination like this beneath the three-strike rule.Learn more: rule

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