Play by the rules

To “play by the rules” means to follow what is generally held to be the correct line of behavior.

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To “play by the rules” means to follow what is generally held to be the correct line of behavior. Those of you who’ve listened to Plain English for a long time, you know that I don’t mind if people make a dollar. If you “play by the rules,” and if you’re not hurting anybody, I say, go for it. If you are generally in the correct line of behavior, I say go for it. The young woman has always been attracted to bad men who don’t “play by the rules.” The employee hated “playing by the company’s rules,” so she quit and started her own firm.

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