| 单词 | to beat the system |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto beat the system to beat the system: to find a way of getting round rules, regulations, or other means of control. Cf. system n. 14d(a). ΚΠ 1893 Chicago Tribune 27 Sept. 4/1 (headline) To beat the system. Sixth ward Democrats oppose free-and-easy primaries. 1904 Times 1 Nov. 9/5 The power to buy..on that system can injuriously affect no one, except conceivably one or two large importers, who can always easily beat the system. 1930 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 24 704 The regular Republican organization has been experimenting, but has apparently not yet found a way to ‘beat the system’. 1990 J. Eberts & T. Ilott My Indecision is Final i. 7 Goldcrest had beaten the system for more than six years, but it couldn't beat it for ever. 2002 Washington Post 25 Nov. c8/1 There is the rush some underage drinkers get when they make it into bars—the rush of beating the system. < as lemmas |
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