there's no law against (something/doing something)

informal

something that you say in order to tell someone who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong.

'You were in the pub at lunchtime, weren't you?' 'Well, there's no law against it.'

'Have you been shopping again?' 'What if I have? There's no law against spending money.'

• let someone go
• let someone have it
• let someone in on
• let someone in on something
• let someone off
• let someone off easy
• let someone off the hook
• let someone slide
• let someone slip through fingers
• let someone slip through your fingers
• let something be
• let something go
• let something ride
• let something slide
• let something slip
• let something slip through fingers
• let something slip through your fingers
• let something speak for itself
• let something speak for themselves
• let speak for itself
• let speak for themselves
• let's see
• letter of the law
• let the cat out of the bag
• let the chips fall