bend the rules

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited.
    — 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.

词形变化

bends the rules present,singular,third-person bending the rules participle,present bent the rules participle,past bent the rules past

词源

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