be a law unto (one)self



be a law unto (one)self

To do whatever one desires and/or ignore rules and regulations. If you need to delegate, I wouldn't ask Gina—she is a law unto herself, and it's hard to persuade her to do anything she's not interested in. How many times has Jason been arrested now? Geez, he sure is a law unto himself!
See also: law, unto

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sukarnosoo-KAHR-noIndonesian, Javanese
TÉO-Portuguese
Elfreda[el'fri:də]
OttoAW-to (German), AH-to (English), OT-to (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Beatty['beti]
GottliebGAWT-leepGerman