Word info

beat the system

Verb

Meaning

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)

To circumvent rules, regulations, or conventions, usually by finding loopholes.
Synonyms: game the system, play the system, work the system

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

As my BIL says, they think they can beat the system and they can’t. Source: Internet

She said that once she witnessed Taylor enter a bar through a metal detector and then chortled that he had beat the system. Source: Internet

But in hip-hop, there’s a silent admiration for those, like Trump, who seem to beat the system. Source: Internet

“They will never be able to walk in here and think they can beat the system or know what to expect,” she said. Source: Internet

This story is a prime example of women joining forces to beat the system collectively. Source: Internet

"It's not about figuring out how you beat the system, it's how you make things work within the system." Source: Internet

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