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rule of the road

NOUN
established rules
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The rule of the road is you never attack down, you always attack up.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2010

The most important rule of the road, however, is never — Baker looked me in the eye — eat in the venue, even if they invite you.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2010

He speaks his mind, keeps several steps ahead of his superiors and violates just about every other rule of the road for diplomats in the U.S. foreign service.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rule of the road requires that line to be kept on the left, except when passing a vehicle in front.

From Time Magazine Archive

Emergency—There is only one rule of the road in air, earth, and water.

From With The Night Mail A Story of 2000 A.D. (Together with extracts from the comtemporary magazine in which it appeared) by Frank X. Leyendecker



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