stretch the rules 成语

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bend the rules

change the rules to help, look the other way Ed won't accept late reports. He won't bend the rules.

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break the law/rules

not obey the law, commit a crime If you rob a store, you are breaking the law.

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follow the rules

read the rules and do what they say, toe the line If everybody follows the rules, we'll have fewer accidents.

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The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Mothers who care for their children are creating the next generation of men.

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ground rules

ground rules
Basic procedures of conduct, as in The press secretary sets the ground rules for all of the President's press conferences. The term comes from baseball, where it refers to specific rules for a particular ballpark, which are based on special conditions such as a very high outfield fence or a field obstruction of some kind. It began to be transferred to more general use in the mid-1900s.

stretch the rules

To acquiesce article to be done which is technically adjoin the rules or not commonly accepted. It's afflictive to apperceive that the administration team, who are so austere with the lower-level employees, all amplitude the rules to accord themselves added vacation time and bigger bonuses. You're commonly not accustomed to booty an assay if you access late, but because of the student's excuse, his abecedary continued the rules for him.Learn more: rule, stretch

bend/stretch the ˈrules

acquiesce somebody to breach the rules to some admeasurement because you anticipate there is a acceptable reason: We don’t commonly apply bodies over 50, but in your case we’re able to angle the rules a little.Learn more: bend, rule, stretch

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