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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

The rule of the road," says Bernard Shaw, "is simply a device to let you know what the other fellow is going to do.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

We British suffered much from our insular rule of the road, just as we suffered much from our insular weights and measures.

From Mr. Britling Sees It Through by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)



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