everything is fair in love and war

proverb

People ignore societal norms or morality in matters of romance and conflict.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative all's fair in love and war · alternative all is fair in love and war

  1. People ignore societal norms or morality in matters of romance and conflict.

Translations

Hindi जंग और इश्क़ में सब जायज़ है
  • जंग और इश्क़ में सब जायज़ है (jaṅg aur iśq mẽ sab jāyaz hai)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

everything is fair in love and war. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everything%20is%20fair%20in%20love%20and%20war

MLA

“everything is fair in love and war.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everything%20is%20fair%20in%20love%20and%20war. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “everything is fair in love and war,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/everything%20is%20fair%20in%20love%20and%20war.

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