bend the rules

短语

词形变化

bending the rules bends the rules 三单 bends the rules bent the rules bending the rules 现在分词 bent the rules 过去式 bent the rules 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited.

词源

A metaphor where, instead of breaking the rules, the rules are only being "bent", lessening the effect.

来源：wiktionary