bend the rules vs lead astray

bend the rules

verb
  • To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited. 

lead astray

verb
  • To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally 

  • To misguide or misdirect. 

  • To cause (someone) to believe an untruth. 

How often have the words bend the rules and lead astray occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )