a law unto yourself

a law un·to your·self

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey law uhn-too yoo r-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer-]
- /eɪ lɔ ˈʌn tu yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ey law uhn-too yoo r-self, yawr-, yohr-, yer-]
- /eɪ lɔ ˈʌn tu yʊərˈsɛlf, yɔr-, yoʊr-, yər-/

Definition of a law unto yourself words

phrase a law unto yourself If you say that someone is a law unto himself or herself, you mean that they behave in an independent way, ignoring laws, rules, or conventional ways of doing things. 3

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adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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