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Idiom: Bend the rules
Rules are not always hard and fast limitations that must be followed to the letter.
It’s not good to break the rules because they were made for a reason, but we can bend the rules on occasion.
When we bend the rules, we allow someone to do something that they usually cannot do.
This could involve something unimportant, such as allowing a child to stay up beyond their bedtime on Christmas Eve to ‘wait for Santa.’
You know they will never make it to midnight, so the magic of Santa will be safe for one more night, at least.
Some rules we create for ourselves to help meet our goals.
No beer on a work night or only one serving of chocolate a week could help us achieve our weight loss goals.
If you are one of those who can eat whatever they want and never gain a gram, I envy you.
For the rest of us, bending our self-imposed rules once in a blue moon will not cause the world to go to hell in a handbasket.
A little bit of flexibility goes a long way.
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It’s better to bend the rules than break them outright.
Naturally, bending the rules sometimes can seem unfair, especially when they are not bent for you.
That, however, is life.
Accept it for what it is, and remember everything works out in the end.
A rule that is not bent for you today may be bent next month.
If you are a student of English, you already know that most rules have exceptions or can be bent.
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