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find a way around

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find a way around someone or something 
1. Lit. to find a way to pass around someone or something to get to the other side. I could hardly find a way around the tables in the crowded restaurant to get to the restroom.
2. Fig. to find a way to evade the rules, or someone's restrictions. The students are always trying to find a way around the regulations.
See also: around, find, way


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Sellers and dealers who refuse to play by the rules will always find a way around the system.
However, if the homeowner still has a real problem with the code, they must find a way around it.
Justice Department officials say they also are trying to find a way around the jurisdictional problems.
 
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