| 单词 | to make it a rule | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make it a rule  g.    to make it a rule: (with infinitive or that-clause) to have the specified practice as a habit or general principle. ΚΠ 1697    tr.  D. P. E. Hist. Amours Marshal de Boufflers 285  				A Gentleman of Honour ought to take Compassion of the frailty of the Fair Sex. And if they will needs make it a rule to be inexorable upon that account towards their Mistresses. 1766    C. Anstey New Bath Guide  viii. ii. 52  				Industrious Creatures! that make it a Rule To secure half the Fish while they manage the Pool. ?1790    J. Imison Curious & Misc. Articles 		(new ed.)	 74 in  School of Arts 		(ed. 2)	  				The student should make it a rule to save the leavings of his colours. 1833    T. Carlyle in  R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits 		(1856)	 i. 9  				My dame makes it a rule to give to every son of Adam bread to eat. 1867    A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xxiv. 215  				I make it a rule never to cut the nose off my own face. 1901    B. T. Washington Up from Slavery xv. 261  				I make it a rule to clear my desk every day. 1969    H. Brodkey in  Stories in Almost Classical Mode 		(1989)	 105  				I had made it a rule never to touch a student. 1996    Woman's Day 		(Sydney)	 3 June 25/2  				Sir Donald made it a rule that once he got past 75 runs, he always went on to at least a century. 2009    Electronic Urban Rep. 		(Nexis)	 10 Feb.  				I made it a rule that I didn't go anywhere unless they paid for my whole family to come along. < as lemmas  | 
	
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