词组 | there's no law against |
释义 | Idiom there's no law againstthere'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.' there's no law against (something)It is perfectly acceptable to (do something). Typically said in response to criticism of or a warning against some action. Why shouldn't I try to haggle with the waitress? There's no law against it. There's no law against returning something I've already worn. Stop trying to make me feel bad about it. there's no law against itused in spoken English to assert that you are doing nothing wrong, especially in response to an actual or implied criticism. informalthere’s no ˈlaw against something(spoken) used to tell somebody who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong: I’ll sing if I want to — there’s no law against it. |
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