bend the rules vs take a turn

bend the rules

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

take a turn

verb
  • To participate in an activity involving two or more participants. 

  • Change in direction, tone, or tendency. 

  • To walk around; to stroll. 

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