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bend the rules

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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.
Celestial secrets to your crush's heart by White, Kelly / Girls' Life
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.
HARD TO TEACH KIDS THAT SOME COACHES DON'T FOLLOW RULES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
A GAO report finds that military recruiters are increasingly likely to bend the rules in order to meet monthly recruiting goals.
Recruit dispute by Taylor, Jeff A. / Reason
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