bend the rules
English
Etymology
Verb
bend the rules (third-person singular simple present bends the rules, present participle bending the rules, simple past and past participle bent the rules)
- To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited.
- 2008, Robert A. Hinde, Bending the Rules: The Flexibility of Absolutes in Modern Life, →ISBN:
- Such a mechanism could preserve individuals with mainly prosocial inclinations by enabling them to bend the rules in minor ways without suffering from guilt and without losing out in competition with free-riders.
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