make an exception (for someone)

make an exception (for someone)
make an exception (for someone)
to suspend a rule or practice for someone in a single instance. •

Please make an exception just this once.

The rule is a good one, and I will not make an exception for anyone.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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