cut a corner

CROSSto go across the corner of something, especially a road, instead of staying next to the edges 抄近路，走捷径

Examples from the Corpus

cut a corner• If it's rough, the manufacturer has cut corners by not sealing the back edge.• If I cut corners, I have something left on Saturday to go shopping with.• People cut corners, creating new tracks and damaging the land.• Men working on the site complained of pressure to cut corners to save time on the delayed project.• I want something deeper than the stuff you usually do for me, so don't look for ways to cut corners.• If we cut the corner too tight, the trailer will hit the fence.• Operators who cut corners will get a licence for only 12 years.

→ cut a corner at corner1(6)

单词	cut a corner
释义	cut a corner cut a corner CROSSto go across the corner of something, especially a road, instead of staying next to the edges 抄近路，走捷径 Examples from the Corpus cut a corner• If it's rough, the manufacturer has cut corners by not sealing the back edge.• If I cut corners, I have something left on Saturday to go shopping with.• People cut corners, creating new tracks and damaging the land.• Men working on the site complained of pressure to cut corners to save time on the delayed project.• I want something deeper than the stuff you usually do for me, so don't look for ways to cut corners.• If we cut the corner too tight, the trailer will hit the fence.• Operators who cut corners will get a licence for only 12 years. → cut a corner at corner1(6)
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