bend the rules

to allow something to be done that is not usually allowed We don't usually let students take books home, but I'll bend the rules this time.

bend/stretch the rules

to do something or to allow someone to do something which is not usually allowed We don't usually let students take books away, but I'm willing to bend the rules on this occasion.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rhianu	-	Welsh
Feige	-	Yiddish
Claribel	['kleəribel]
Deven	DEV-ən	English (Modern)
TomÁS	to-MAHS (Spanish), too-MASH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Irish
Ellen	['elin]