1. Cut some slack

为自己求饶，帮人家说话的必备短语在此，意思就是：放过某人一马。

例：Cut your boyfriend some slack. He just looked a little longer at that pretty woman. Men are all like that.

你就放过你男友一马吧。他不过是看那个美女时间稍长了一些。男人们不都是这样嘛。

2. Go easy on (someone)

咄咄逼人未必能得到你想要的，和风细雨宽容一些反而让人更易接受。

例：The students might respond better if the teacher went (a little) easy on them.

要是那位老师不那么严厉，学生们的反应会好些。

3. Bend the rules

“把规矩掰弯”的意思也就是“放松规定，通融一下”。

例：We don't usually let students take books away, but I'm willing to bend the rules on this occasion.

我们通常不让学生把书带走，但这次我想通融一下。

4. Make an exception

给个特例，说明不会再拿条条框框去限制人家了。也就是中文常说的：网开一面。

例：I told you, Bob, I never loan money to anyone, but, since you're really having a bad time, I'm going to make an exception, but just this once.

告诉你，鲍勃，我从没有借过钱给任何人，但是既然你这么惨，我就网开一面，但下不为例。

来源：搜狐教育