make an exception

Exempt someone or something from a general rule or practice, as in Because it's your birthday, I'll make an exception and let you stay up as late as you want. This expression was first recorded about 1391.

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Eugene begs Joel to see Gail one more time, and Ellie persuades Joel to make an exception since he’s not displaying symptoms.

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The charity advised applying for a visa naming themselves as sponsors, despite the new rules, in the hope the Home Office would make an exception.

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Swedish police are usually cautious about naming suspects and would not normally do so ahead of charges being laid, but Ms Bergkwist said they expected to make an exception in this case and release a name in the coming days.

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As for working from home, he would make an exception for software writers who "get up at three o'clock in the morning with some kind of brainstorm" and for the physically disabled.

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He’s stuck to his vow to launch mass deportations, but said he might make an exception for “dreamers,” migrants who came to the United States as children.

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make an example of make an exhibition of oneself

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