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a law unto yourself
USUK
someone who does what they want and ignores rules or what others expect
The pronoun changes: 'a law unto himself/herself/themselves'. Mildly critical, sometimes half admiring.
In context
Our chef is a law unto himself; he changes the menu whenever he feels like it.
Taxi drivers here seem to be a law unto themselves when it comes to speed limits.
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