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单词 a law unto yourself
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a law unto yourself

phrase
If you say that someone is a law unto himself or herself, you mean that they behave in an independent way, ignoring laws, rules, or conventional ways of doing things.
Some of the landowners were a law unto themselves.
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Examples of 'a law unto yourself' in a sentence
a law unto yourself

The family court system should not be a law unto itself and more scrutiny is essential.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Each spa is a law unto its pampered self.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Social media platforms, it seems, are a law unto themselves.
The Sun (2016)
Security guards are a law unto themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Police chiefs are a law unto themselves.
The Sun (2008)
Locals claim police who drank there were 'a law unto themselves'.
The Sun (2009)
It leads thugs and thieves to believe they are a law unto themselves.
The Sun (2014)
No club is a law unto itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Augusta, though, is a law unto itself.
The Sun (2010)
But too many believe they are a law unto themselves.
The Sun (2014)
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