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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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
In this game where anything goes, Fboy Island always has a twist around every corner.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 13 July 2024
And if anything goes wrong, a cascade of debris could rain down on our planet’s surface.
Conceived and built in a post-cold-war partnership with Russia, the ISS, like so many of NASA’s major projects, has lasted far longer than its initial design life of 15 years.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Let your Muse take the wheel and guide your hand — music, drawing, or writing — anything goes at this time.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
In this game where anything goes, Fboy Island always has a twist around every corner.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 13 July 2024
And if anything goes wrong, a cascade of debris could rain down on our planet’s surface.
Conceived and built in a post-cold-war partnership with Russia, the ISS, like so many of NASA’s major projects, has lasted far longer than its initial design life of 15 years.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
Let your Muse take the wheel and guide your hand — music, drawing, or writing — anything goes at this time.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024
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“Anything goes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anything%20goes. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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