exception ·phrase
Definition: to not treat someone or something according to the usual rules Level: C1
他们通常不接受支票，但他们说在我的情况下会破例。
They don't usually take cheques, but they said they'd ___make ___an ___exception in my case.
不幸的是，他们不够灵活来破例，但另一方面我们现在知道了问题，将来可以避免。
Unfortunately, they were not flexible enough to ___make ___an ___exception, but on the other hand we know about the problem now and can avoid it in the future.
学校同意破例，允许她迟交作业。
The school agreed to ___make ___an ___exception and allow her to submit the assignment late.