bend the rules/stretch the rules

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Definition of bend the rules/stretch the rules words

phrase bend the rules/stretch the rules If someone in authority bends the rules or stretches the rules, they do something even though it is against the rules. 3

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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