make an exception
idiom
: to allow a rule not to be followed
She asked them to make an exception in her case.
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Musk cannot expect the Biden administration to make an exception for Tesla China to import advanced chips from the US.
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 27 June 2024
Still Here has convinced me to make an exception to my high-waist only rule.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2023
This radio producer is leading a campaign to make an exception for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
But, as some medical professionals familiar with Yeni’s care told me, the hospitals can make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
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Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 27 June 2024
Still Here has convinced me to make an exception to my high-waist only rule.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2023
This radio producer is leading a campaign to make an exception for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
But, as some medical professionals familiar with Yeni’s care told me, the hospitals can make an exception when a woman’s life is at risk.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Make an exception.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20an%20exception. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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