bend rules

bɛnd ruːlz

bent rules

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Definition of bend rules - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

flexibilitychange rules slightly to help someone or something

The teacher decided to bend rules to help the student.

bend the rules

rulesadjust rules for personal advantage

He tried to bend rules to win the competition.

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Expressions with bend

bend down

lower the body by bending the legs or waist

She had to bend down to pick up the pen.

bend over

lower the top part of the body forward and down

She had to bend over to tie her shoelaces..

bend a rule

change a rule slightly to fit a situation

The teacher decided to bend a rule for the student.

bend over backwards

make a great effort to achieve something

She bent over backwards to finish the project on time.

bend someone's ear

speak at length, pressing someone to notice a matter

He bent my ear about the new policy until midnight.

bend the regulations

change rules to suit specific needs

They bent the regulations to allow more participants.

Examples of bend rules in a sentence

They bent rules to accommodate the special request.
They often bend rules to suit their needs.
She decided to bend rules for a friend.

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French:faire une entorse aux règles, contourner les règles, ...
German:Regeln lockern, die Regeln biegen, ...
Italian:modificare leggermente le regole, aggirare le regole, ...
Spanish:flexibilizar las reglas, doblar las reglas, ...
Portuguese:flexibilizar regras, contornar as regras, ...
Chinese:通融一下, 钻规则的空子, ...
Japanese:曲げる, 規則を曲げる, ...
Arabic:تساهل, لَيَّنَ القَواعِد, ...
Hebrew:לִסְטוֹת מְעַט מִן הַכְּלָלִים, לְעַקֵּם אֶת הַכְּלָלִים, ...
Russian:отойти от правил, обходить правила, ...
Ukrainian:змінювати правила, обійти правила, ...
Hindi:नियमों में ढील देना, नियमों को अपने हिसाब से मोड़ना, ...
Bengali:নিয়ম শিথিল করা, নিয়মকে নিজের সুবিধামতো মোড়ানো, ...
Catalan:fer una excepció, torçar les normes, ...
Czech:přimhouřit oko, ohýbat pravidla, ...
Danish:bøje reglerne, omgå reglerne, ...
Dutch:regels buigen, de regels buigen, ...
Greek:χαλαρώνω, λυγίζω τους κανόνες, ...
Hungarian:engedményt tenni, a szabályokat a maga javára alakítani, ...
Khmer:បត់បែនច្បាប់, បត់បែនច្បាប់ដើម្បីប្រយោជន៍ខ្លួន, ...
Korean:약간 변경하다, 규칙을 어기다, ...
Persian:استثنا قائل شدن, دور زدن, ...
Polish:nagiąć, naginać zasady, ...
Portuguese (BR):flexibilizar as regras, flexibilizar, ...
Romanian:a schimba regulile, a fenta regulile, ...
Swedish:böja reglerna, anpassa reglerna, ...
Thai:ผ่อนปรนกฎ, เลี่ยงกฎ, ...
Turkish:kuralları esnetmek, esnetmek, ...
Vietnamese:nới lỏng quy tắc, lách luật, ...

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