bend/stretch the rules

idiom

: to change or ignore rules

We cannot bend/stretch the rules just for you.

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Then there's a movie coming down the line about the Authority, a super-team described as the anti-Justice League, a group of metahumans who are willing to bend the rules a bit. —EW.com, 11 July 2025

Dogged and agile, Ballard isn’t afraid to bend the rules to get answers, determined to see a way forward when no one else can. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2025

Find a small cinema near you and laugh along with the audience as these young artists bend the rules to create a room of one’s own. —Air Mail, 3 May 2025

With Altamura Distilleries officially named the Vodka Partner of The World’s 50 Best Hotels, more chefs and bartenders will have a chance to create unique combinations with this Italian premium vodka that bend the rules and blend international flavors. —Elena Valeriote, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025