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单词 cut corners
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cut corners

idiomdisapproving
tosavemoneyortimewhen doing something by notincludingsomeparts,actions, ordetails, so that theresultis not as good as it could be :
There wereconcernsthatairportsecuritystaffunderpressuremight betemptedtocutcorners.
Willspeedingupnurses'trainingleadtoimprovedpatientcare, or is itsimplycuttingcorners?
Thedictionarytooknearly70yearstocompletebecauseitsmakersrefusedtocutcorners.
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(Definition ofcut cornersfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

cut corners

to do something in theeasiest,cheapest, orfastestway
（做事）图省事，贪便宜，取捷径

cut corners| American Dictionary

cut corners

idiom
to do something in theeasiest,cheapest, orfastestway:
I don’t like to cutcornerswhen I havecompanyfordinner.
(Definition ofcut cornersfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/cut-corners##
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