juggle with phrases and twist the letter of the law; juggle with the law;play with the letter of the law; pervert the law by playing with legal phraseology ❍ 吏士～，刻章伪书，不避刀锯之诛者，没于赂遗也。(《史记·货殖列传》) 3271)When officials in the government juggle with phrases and twist the letter of the law,carve fake seals andforge documents,heedless of the mutilating pu nishments of the knife and saw that await them if they are discovered,it is because they are drowned in bribes and gifts.