rules is rules
informal One needs to abide by the rules established for a particular situation, even if they don't want to. Look, I get what you're saying—and I even kind of agree with you—but rules is rules, and we can't just ignore them whenever we want. If your curfew is 11 o'clock, then you can't stay out till midnight. Rules is rules!
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