V+ 으라는/라는 법은 없다

오늘 면접 본다고 했지? 그런데 그렇게 귀걸이를 주렁주렁 했어?
Did you say you have an interview today? But you’re wearing those dangling earrings?
왜? 면접 볼 때 귀걸이하지 말라는 법은 없잖아.
Why? There is no rule that you cannot wear earrings during an interview.
중요한 자리니까 단정하게 보이는 게 좋지 않을까?
Since it’s an important place, isn’t it good to dress tidy?
난 오히려 액세서리가 개성을 잘 표현한다고 생각해.
Rather, I think that the accessories show a good expression of individuality.
그래도 면접관들이 보기에 과한 액세서리는 좋지 않을 것 같아.
Still, the interviewers may not think the excessive accessory is good.
알았어. 두 개만 빼고 가야겠다.
Alright. Then I should take off two of them and go.

V+ 으라는/라는 법은 없다
As it is attached to an action verb’s stem, it is used to indicate that it is not necessary to do so. It can be a strong negative reaction to the other person’s words.

‘-라는 법은 없다’ is used if it ends with a vowel of the action verb’s stem or ‘ㄹ’. Other than that, ‘-으라는 법은 없다’ is used when it ends with a consonant.

다이어트 한다고 해서 채소만 먹으라는 법은 없어요.
There is no rule that you should only eat vegetables just because you are on a diet.

남자는 요가를 배우지 말라는 법은 없잖아요.
There is no rule that a man should not learn yoga.

환자가 누워만 있으라는 법은 없으니까 가벼운 산책도 좀 하세요.
There is no rule that the patient should stay in bed, so take a little walk.

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Related words
주렁주렁 dangling
단정하다 to be tidy
과하다 to be excessive
빼다 to take off

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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