rules for thee but not for me

✍️قوانینی برای تو، ولی نه برای من عبارتی است که برای توصیف وضعیتی استفاده می شود که در آن کسی قوانین یا استانداردهایی را بر دیگران تحمیل می کند که خودش آنها را رعایت نمی کند. این اغلب به معنای ریاکاری یا استانداردهای دوگانه است.
👈مترادف؛ Double standards, hypocrisy, inconsistency
👇مثال؛
The politician's actions were criticized as "rules for thee but not for me" when it was discovered he was not following the same laws he advocated for.
In the office, it became clear that the manager was practicing "rules for thee but not for me" by taking long breaks while penalizing employees for doing the same.
The phrase "rules for thee but not for me" aptly describes the coach who enforced strict discipline on the team but ignored those rules for himself.