there is an exception to every rule

proverb

Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative there's an exception to every rule

  1. Usually said in a situation when the rule is incorrect and unusable.

Translations

Arabic لِكُلِّ قَاعِدَةٍ ٱسْتِثْنَاءٌ, لِكُلِّ قَاعِدَةٍ شَوَاذُّ
  • لِكُلِّ قَاعِدَةٍ ٱسْتِثْنَاءٌ (likulli qāʕidatini stiṯnāʔun)every rule has an exception
  • لِكُلِّ قَاعِدَةٍ شَوَاذُّ (likulli qāʕidatin šawāḏḏu)every rule has an exception
Chinese Mandarin 規則之外總有例外 /规则之外总有例外
  • 規則之外總有例外 /规则之外总有例外 (guīzé zhīwài zǒng yǒu lìwài)every rule has an exception
Czech výjimka potvrzuje pravidlo
  • výjimka potvrzuje pravidloevery rule has an exception
Danish ingen regel uden undtagelse
  • ingen regel uden undtagelseevery rule has an exception
Finnish joka sääntöön on poikkeus
  • joka sääntöön on poikkeusevery rule has an exception
French c'est l'exception qui confirme la règle, il n'y a pas de règle sans exception
  • c'est l'exception qui confirme la règleevery rule has an exception
  • il n'y a pas de règle sans exceptionevery rule has an exception
German keine Regel ohne Ausnahme
  • keine Regel ohne Ausnahmeevery rule has an exception
Hebrew לכל כלל יש יוצא מן הכלל
  • לכל כלל יש יוצא מן הכללevery rule has an exception
Hungarian a kivétel erősíti a szabályt
  • a kivétel erősíti a szabálytevery rule has an exception
Italian ogni regola ha la sua eccezione.
  • ogni regola ha la sua eccezione.every rule has an exception
Japanese どの規則にも例外がある
  • どの規則にも例外がある (dono kisoku-nimo reigai-ga aru)every rule has an exception
Norwegian ingen regel uten unntak
  • ingen regel uten unntakevery rule has an exception
Portuguese toda regra tem exceção, toda regra tem uma exceção
  • toda regra tem exceçãoevery rule has an exception
  • toda regra tem uma exceçãoevery rule has an exception
  • não há regra sem exceçãoevery rule has an exception
Russian у ка́ждого пра́вила есть исклю́чение, исклю́чение подтвержда́ет пра́вило
  • у ка́ждого пра́вила есть исклю́чение (u káždovo právila jestʹ iskljúčenije)every rule has an exception
  • исклю́чение подтвержда́ет пра́вило (iskljúčenije podtverždájet právilo)every rule has an exception
Spanish no hay regla sin excepción
  • no hay regla sin excepciónevery rule has an exception
Swedish ingen regel utan undantag
  • ingen regel utan undantagevery rule has an exception
Cite this entry
APA

there is an exception to every rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20is%20an%20exception%20to%20every%20rule

MLA

“there is an exception to every rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20is%20an%20exception%20to%20every%20rule. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there is an exception to every rule,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%20is%20an%20exception%20to%20every%20rule.

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