anything goes
idiom
: anything is acceptable : there are no rules for behavior, dress, etc.
Today, in terms of clothing, almost anything goes, but they recall when the dress code was strictly formal.—
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Long ago in the late 1950s and early ‘60s in the U.S., such sports cars were raced under the classification Formula Libre, meaning with virtually no rules, anything goes.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
But those times have gone the way of ankle socks and ’NSYNC—bye, bye, bye, that is—and in their place is a beauty world where anything goes.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024
In a typical Nigerian setting, if anything goes wrong while parents are away, the onus to explain what happened and take responsibility for the mishaps automatically falls on the first-born.
—Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Midway through the film, government agent Moe Berkus (Woody Harrelson) approaches Kelly about taping a fake moon walk, which can air on TV in case anything goes awry with Apollo 11.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
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Mark Ewing, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
But those times have gone the way of ankle socks and ’NSYNC—bye, bye, bye, that is—and in their place is a beauty world where anything goes.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 9 Aug. 2024
In a typical Nigerian setting, if anything goes wrong while parents are away, the onus to explain what happened and take responsibility for the mishaps automatically falls on the first-born.
—Toluwalogo Niji-Olawepo, refinery29.com, 2 Aug. 2024
Midway through the film, government agent Moe Berkus (Woody Harrelson) approaches Kelly about taping a fake moon walk, which can air on TV in case anything goes awry with Apollo 11.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
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“Anything goes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20goes. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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