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View definitions for unwritten rule

unwritten rule

noun as in rule of thumb

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Why shouldn’t we throw out the unwritten rule against showing our butt cheeks at Whole Foods?

From Slate

The unwritten rule to only bet foreign horses in Breeders’ Cup turf races was three for three, with all the winners coming from Ireland.

“There seemed to be an unwritten rule that whatever went on in private was OK,” he said.

From BBC

"It was kind of an unwritten rule not to get too close in case Fifa decided to take away the individual member status," he says.

From BBC

That’s the “code,” or “unwritten rule” in any major pro league.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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