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Alex Levin

The reason there is so little crime in Germany is that it's against the law.

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within reason

[within reason] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Within the limits of good sense; in reasonable control or check; moderate. * /I want you to have a good time tonight, within reason./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

reason

[reason] See: [IN REASON], [LISTEN TO REASON], [RHYME OR REASON], [STAND TO REASON], [WITHIN REASON]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

rhyme or reason

[rhyme or reason] {n. phr.} A good plan or reason; a reasonable purpose or explanation. - Used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences. * /Don could see no rhyme or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stand to reason

[stand to reason] {v. phr.} To seem very likely from the known facts. * /If you have a driver's license, it stands to reason you can drive./ * /Joe is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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