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.—

Zachary Lewis

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Content creators are gig workers with a fancier job description, operating like an army of freelance one-person marketing firms, navigating an industry where just about anything goes. —

Michelle Weber, Longreads, 27 Nov. 2024 Unlike straight watchmaking, which imposes technical restrictions, anything goes with metiers d’art. —

Carol Besler, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024 The vehicles arrive with safety drivers behind the wheel, ready to intervene in case anything goes wrong. —

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2024 But while the Italian film festival generally encourages an Old Hollywood dress code, the VMAs have more of an anything goes approach. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anything goes

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