cut corners
Example:
Bob decided to cut corners by building his boat out of cheap plywood instead of reinforced carbon-fibre.
Bob decided to cut corners by building his boat out of cheap plywood instead of reinforced carbon-fibre.
cut corners
To do something with less than the appropriate amount of care. Possibly from the practice of taking a short cut when running around a city block, effectively cuting off a corner of the route.cut corners
To take a shortcut. Sometimes refers to doing something more quickly or for a lesser cost, but at a lesser quality.
Example:
In order to save time, some workers cut corners and don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom.
The manager told the cashier, "When selling cigarettes, you cannot cut corners. You must check their ID."
In order to save time, some workers cut corners and don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom.
The manager told the cashier, "When selling cigarettes, you cannot cut corners. You must check their ID."
cut corners
cut corners
To cut corners basically means to shirk, to avoid doing something, like when you're sweeping things and you sweep it under a table or a fridge to avoid having to actually use a dustpan.
Example:
Have you SEEN what's growing under the fridge? Damn, I give you a simple chore and you still cut corners!
Have you SEEN what's growing under the fridge? Damn, I give you a simple chore and you still cut corners!
cut corners
cut corners
Originally used in travel terminology, as "to take a shortcut" (ie, pass by the corners, since cutting along any alternative path is faster than going all the way round the damn corner).
Used more frequently to mean skipping the hard stuff, use the easy way.
Used more frequently to mean skipping the hard stuff, use the easy way.
Example:
Exercise? You're kidding me, right?
I'd much rather cut corners and just get liposuction on this flab o' mine.
If you cut corners in school, you'll never learn the entire shitload.
Exercise? You're kidding me, right?
I'd much rather cut corners and just get liposuction on this flab o' mine.
If you cut corners in school, you'll never learn the entire shitload.
cut corners
When you have to do something, and in order to finish it faster you leave some parts out. This is usually negative and associated with cheating.
Example:
The history report was due on Monday so Maya cut corners by leaving out the time line.
Robert was supposed to run around the entire track but he cut corners by taking a shortcut and not going around the corners. (I believe this is where the term is derived from)
The history report was due on Monday so Maya cut corners by leaving out the time line.
Robert was supposed to run around the entire track but he cut corners by taking a shortcut and not going around the corners. (I believe this is where the term is derived from)