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To disregard the rules and refuse to conform

To commit an offense, especially spiritually or morally

To gain an advantage or profit by using unfair or deceitful methods

Verb

To disregard the rules and refuse to conform

revolutionise^UK

revolutionize^US

fail to comply with

fail to observe

cock a snook at

dig your heels in

fly in the face of

refuse to comply

pay no attention to

take law into own hands

commit a breach of

transgress against

be insubordinate

come out against

take to the streets

take no notice of

be in breach of

refuse to accept the authority of

kick over the traces

be at odds with

take no account of

ride roughshod over

get out of line

stage a rebellion

rise up in arms

mount a rebellion

stir up trouble

mount the barricades

set your face against

not comply with

disobey authority

oppose authority

resist authority

take part in an uprising

refuse to obey orders

take part in an insurrection

thumb one's nose at

set one's face against

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To commit an offense, especially spiritually or morally

commit an offence

fall from grace

violate the law

stray from the straight and narrow

be out of order

misconduct oneself

get up to mischief

get up to no good

give someone trouble

commit an offense

commit a felony

yield to temptation

go down the primrose path

go off the rails

commit a transgression

offend against God

succumb to temptation

be insubordinate

blot your copybook

break commandment

take the primrose path

behave inappropriately

wallow in the mire

be bad-mannered

show poor manners

take a wrong turn

get into mischief

be reprehensible

show bad manners

be guilty of misconduct

stir up trouble

be on the blink

cause a commotion

be up to no good

not work properly

go on the blink

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To gain an advantage or profit by using unfair or deceitful methods

take advantage of

take for a ride

put one over on

pull a swifty on

pull a fast one on

lead up the garden path

sell down the river

give someone a bum steer

take to the cleaners

outmanoeuvre^UK

do the dirty on

pull a fast one

pull the wool over somebody's eyes

sell a bill of goods to

be unfaithful to

play someone false

stab in the back

pull the wool over someone's eyes

lead down the garden path

break faith with

sell a bill of goods

get the better of

pull the wool over one's eyes

charge too much

take to cleaners

do someone in the eye

run rings round

be cleverer than

make rings round

lead up garden path

play for a sucker

live off the backs of

throw dust in someone's eyes

pull wool over eyes

withhold rights from

steal a march on

do someone dirty

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

worm one's way out of

beat around the bush

put the screws to

suck the life out of

play a prank on

go one better than

play a trick on

make a sucker of

play a practical joke on

play for a fool

pull someone's leg

be inconstant to

play games with

bleed someone of something

steal someone blind

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

put on the wrong track

put on false front

bait and switch

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put up smoke screen

give the wrong impression

twist around your little finger

take liberties with

use for one's own ends

give the business

take advantage of somebody

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

blackmail someone for

obtain under duress

obtain by force

obtain by threats

make pay through nose

obtain by threat

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

pull somebody's leg

be economical with the truth

bear false witness

stretch the truth

slip something over on

put someone up to something

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

make somebody look an idiot

arrange fraudulently

yank somebody's chain

throw off balance

put someone off their stride

catch on the hop

hold spellbound

cast a spell on

put the whammy on

put under magic spell

tickle to death

not speak the truth

perjure yourself

make up a story

lie through one's teeth

forswear oneself

say something untrue

tell an untruth

not tell the truth

tell a falsehood

tell a white lie

perjure oneself

forswear yourself

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

depart from the truth

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