rules, OK

rule

slang To be excellent or exceptionally great; to be the best. Man, this restaurant rules! Everything they make here is absolutely delicious. A: "Did you ever watch 'GoBots' as a kid?" B: "Oh yeah, that show ruled!"

rule OK

To be the best; to be the most dominant or in control; to be the most favored or supported by the public. (Used originally in relation to football clubs or local gangs in graffiti writing.) Primarily heard in UK. Someone had come with a can of black spray paint and crossed out the big "Leeds Rules OK" that was painted on the side of the school. But in this part of the country, the conservatives rule OK with almost no opposition.
See also: OK, rule
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

— rule(s), OK?

used to express your enthusiasm for a particular person or thing. informal, humorous
2000 Elle Here at ELLE we've always been big fans of Kerrigan's urban babewear, and this season…she really rocked. Daryl K rules, OK?
See also: OK
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ok

verb
See ak

OK

and okay
1. interj. accepted; agreed. (Initialism. From a jocular, mispelled abbreviation Oll Kerrect.) So, he said, like, “okay,” and, like, I go “okay.” So we both go “Okay.” Okay?
2. mod. acceptable. This cake is okay, but not what I would call first rate.
3. mod. acceptably. She ran okay—nothing spectacular.
4. n. (someone’s) acceptance. I won’t give the final okay until I see the plans.
5. tv. to approve something. She refused to okay our plans.
6. Go to ak.

rule

in. to dominate; to be the best. (Slang only in certain contexts. Typical in graffiti.) Pizza rules around here.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • rule
  • a whale of a
  • taste like more
  • spendy
  • nectar of the gods
  • there's (plenty) more where that came from
  • bigger they are, the harder they fall
  • bigger they come, the harder they fall, the
  • how do you like that
  • How do you like that?
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"As long as within the rules, OK naman yung physical game with both teams and even in the other semifinal series, halos ganoon din," he said.
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Mum rules, OK?" Agony aunt and grandmother of four Linda Brice, 61, from Barry "Enjoy every minute, even the difficult stuff.
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Greed rules, OK. B Holt, Prestwich, Manchester mTODAY must be the best-ever time to be a footballer.
Marketing rules, OK? Try telling that to a nation in shock that the next three weeks will be played without South Africa.
But he was loudly reminded as a passing van driver stopped to shout: "John Major Rules, OK."
If this just isn't possible, batten down the hatches and remember that seamanship rules, OK!