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bend the rules

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bend/stretch the rules
to do something or to allow someone to do something which is not usually allowed We don't usually let students take books away, but I'm willing to bend the rules on this occasion.
See also: bend, rule

bend the rules
to allow something to be done that is not usually allowed We don't usually let students take books home, but I'll bend the rules this time.
See also: bend, rule


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DOWNER WAYS The Capricorn boy tends to bend the rules now and then.
I haven't said anything, because this is supposed to be a noncompetitive league and if a coach wants to bend the rules so far that they actually break to win a game, then that's the other coach's problem.
A GAO report finds that military recruiters are increasingly likely to bend the rules in order to meet monthly recruiting goals.
 
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