regras são regras

rules are rules

→ regra

phrase Rare #36,100

rules are rules An expression used to accept or emphasize that a rule must be followed, even if it seems inconvenient or unfair. The singular form “regra é regra” has the same meaning.

PO: Eu adoraria deixar você entrar, mas regras são regras.

EN: I’d love to let you in, but rules are rules.

Regras são regras, mas qualquer um pode cometer erros.

Rules are rules, but anyone can make mistakes.

— Lanternas Vermelhas (1991)

Regras são regras, Smudge.

Rules are rules, Smudge.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Regras são regras, Stu.

Rules are rules, Stu.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Ah, regras são regras.

Ah, rules are rules.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)