make an exception

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.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ahava	-	Hebrew
Agrippina	[ægri'paina]
AilÍN	-	Irish
Vilmos	VEEL-mosh	Hungarian
Johanan	-	Biblical
Miroslav	mee-rah-SLAHF (Russian)	Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic