bend the law



bend the law

 and bend the rules
Fig. to cheat a little bit without breaking the law. (Jocular.) I didn't break the rules. I just bent the rules a little. Nobody ever got arrested for bending the law.
See also: bend, law

bend the law

tv. to cheat a little bit without breaking the law. (Jocular.) I didn’t break the law. I just bent the law a little.
See also: bend, law

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Candelariokahn-de-LAH-ryoSpanish
Gerfrid-Ancient Germanic
Neeraj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Wystan-English (Rare)
Rodolph-English (Rare), French (Rare)
MarloweMAHR-loEnglish (Rare)