English Explanatory Dictionary

it's better to ask forgiveness than permission

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. It is better to act decisively and apologize for it later than to seek approval to act and risk delay, objections, etc.

Word forms

it's better to ask forgiveness than permission it's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission
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