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bend the law |
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bend the law and bend the rules Fig. to cheat a little bit without breaking the law. (Jocular.) I didn't break the rules. I just bent the rules a little. Nobody ever got arrested for bending the law. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ruthless New York litigation attorney Patty Hewes (five-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close), who's not reticent to bend the law to see justice done, on FX's "Damages. Yet most companies are--and will continue to be--good corporate citizens who operate within the rules and who do not make liberal assumptions about how to bend the law. Escher (1898-1972) is best known for his drawings of fantastic visual illusions that seem to bend the laws of perspective, as well as for his intricate patterns of interlocking birds, frogs lizards, and other creatures. |
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