bend the law

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  1. tv.
    to cheat a little bit without breaking the law. (Jocular.) : I didn't break the law. I just bent the law a little.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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