anything goes

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   anything that sb says or does is accepted or allowed, however shocking or unusual it may be

   Anything goes here in Omnipotence City. Hmm.

In the movies · 14

• Don't be a sissy. In war, anything goes!The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943
• Anything goes here in Omnipotence City. Hmm.Thor: Love and Thunder2022
• - You said anything goes. - Anything goes, but he'll take it personal.X-Men2000
• And if anything goes wrong.Ford v Ferrari2019
• If anything goes wrongDark Phoenix2019
• If anything goes wrong, use this.The Bank Job2008
• And if anything goes wrong, use your powers.The Incredibles2004
• Yes, but it won't be our fault if anything goes wrong.Downton Abbey2019

Learn it in full scenes

• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp1943
  • War Starts at Midnight
  • The Home Guard Exercise Turns Real
  • General Wynne-Candy Is Taken Prisoner
• Downton Abbey2019
  • The King and Queen Are Coming
  • Downton Prepares for the Royal Visit
  • The Royal Butler Takes Over

From the same entry

• as people, things, go
• be going on
• be going to do
• don't go doing
• enough to be going on with
• go all out for
• go and do
• go off on one
• go on
• a lot, nothing, going for you
• no go
• not go there

More idioms

• keep your eyes peeled
• make peace with
• be on the phone
• be supposed to do
• be nothing to do with
• a bit of a
• at the same time
• as a matter of fact
• be sorry for
• all of a sudden
• be on side
• keep an eye on