not in the spirit of the rules
When you're co workers call you a cheater and your visceral response confirms just how sanctimonious your truly are.
I did not cheat! I am not a cheater! I may have won that Pinewood Derby race in a way that was Not in the spirit of the rules, but it was absolutely not cheating!
Not in the spirit of the rules.
Cheating
They way that I manipulated my Pinewood Derby car in order to win the race, was Not in the spirit of the rules.