play by the rules

释义

1. 按规则玩游戏；处事公正诚实；循规蹈矩

   to deal fairly and honestly with people

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• Why don't we just play by the rules?The Way Way Back2013
• 'No, we play by the rules.'National Theatre Live: Prima Facie2022
• Look. You can stay here in the big leagues and play by the rules, or you can go back to the farm club in Aurora.Wayne's World1992
• If you've got the cash and you play by the rules.Sin City2005
• I play by the rules, even if my colleagues don't like it.The Life of David Gale2003
• Play by the gangs' rules.Felon2008
• They don't remotely play by the same rules.The Theory of Everything2014
• We playing video game rules.Space Jam: A New Legacy2021

在完整场景里学

• 迷途知返2013
  • 车上被打了个三分：putting yourself out there（主动去闯）
  • 邻居话痨式热情迎接：off the wagon（破戒）
  • 听岔歌词的尴尬饭局：grinding on（贴身蹭）
• 初步举证2022
  • 装傻让证人说漏嘴：play it cool（把激动按住）
  • 律师诱证人入套：blood in the water（破绽已露）
  • 回家报赢挨追问：What's new?（有什么新鲜的）

同一词条的短语

• bend the rules
• play by rules
• the rules of the game
• the rule of law
• a rule of thumb
• work to rule
• the exception that proves the rule
• rule the roost
• rule with a rod of iron
• rule out of court
• divide and rule
• let your heart rule your head

习语频道里接下来

• pull the wool over eyes
• put the record straight
• roll up your sleeves
• sooner rather than later
• take a shine to
• you could have fooled me
• on air
• one or two
• you wait
• seeing that
• in fairness
• keep your head