"beat the system" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: beats the system [present, singular, third-person], beating the system [participle, present], beat the system [past], beaten the system [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|beat<,,beat,beaten> the system}} beat the system (third-person singular simple present beats the system, present participle beating the system, simple past beat the system, past participle beaten the system)
  1. To circumvent rules, regulations, or conventions, usually by finding loopholes. Related terms: David-and-Goliath, if you can't beat them, join them, you can't fight City Hall Translations (Translations): huijata järjestelmää (Finnish), vencer al sistema (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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