cut corners

To skip certain steps in order to do something as easily or cheaply as possible, usually to the detriment of the finished product or end result. Don't cut corners on this project—it has to be done thoroughly, no matter the cost. If you cut corners and don't apply a top coat, then your nails probably are going to chip faster.

See also: corner, cut

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cut corners

Fig. to take shortcuts; to save money or effort by finding cheaper or easier ways to do something. They're always finding ways to cut corners. I won't cut corners just to save money. I put quality first.

See also: corner, cut

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

cut corners

Do something in the easiest or least expensive way; also, act illegally. For example, Cutting corners in production led to a definite loss in product quality, or If the accountant cuts corners the auditors are sure to find out. This term alludes to rounding a corner as closely as possible in order to shorten the distance traversed and/or save time. [Late 1800s]

See also: corner, cut

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

cut corners

COMMON If you cut corners, you save time, money, or effort by not following the correct procedure or rules for doing something. Don't try to cut corners as you'll only be making work for yourself later on. He accused the Home Office of trying to save money by cutting corners on security. Note: You can call this activity corner cutting. It's precisely this sort of corner cutting that causes the problems. Corner-cutting contractors build tiny classrooms and narrow corridors.

See also: corner, cut

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

cut corners

undertake something in what appears to be the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, often by omitting to do something important or ignoring rules.

This phrase comes from cutting (off) the corner , which means ‘taking the shortest course by going across and not round a corner’.

See also: corner, cut

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cut ˈcorners

(disapproving) do things in the easiest, quickest or cheapest way and not in the proper way: Don’t be tempted to cut corners when doing a home decorating job.

See also: corner, cut

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cut corners

tv. to do something more easily; to take shortcuts; to save money by finding cheaper ways to do something. (As if one were speeding somewhere and took the shortest way possible through intersections, i.e., by making left turns that cut across oncoming traffic lanes.) I won’t cut corners just to save money. I put quality first.

See also: corner, cut

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

cut corners

To do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way.

See also: corner, cut

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

cut corners, to

To do a hasty, slipshod job; also, to act illegally. The term comes from using a direct route that omits corners or from moving very fast and rounding turns very closely. It dates from about the middle of the nineteenth century. Mark Twain used it in Innocents Abroad (1869): “He cuts a corner so closely now and then . . . that I feel myself ‘scooching.’”

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释义	cut corners cut corners To skip certain steps in order to do something as easily or cheaply as possible, usually to the detriment of the finished product or end result. Don't cut corners on this project—it has to be done thoroughly, no matter the cost. If you cut corners and don't apply a top coat, then your nails probably are going to chip faster. See also: corner, cut Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cut corners Fig. to take shortcuts; to save money or effort by finding cheaper or easier ways to do something. They're always finding ways to cut corners. I won't cut corners just to save money. I put quality first. See also: corner, cut McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. cut corners Do something in the easiest or least expensive way; also, act illegally. For example, Cutting corners in production led to a definite loss in product quality, or If the accountant cuts corners the auditors are sure to find out. This term alludes to rounding a corner as closely as possible in order to shorten the distance traversed and/or save time. [Late 1800s] See also: corner, cut The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. cut corners COMMON If you cut corners, you save time, money, or effort by not following the correct procedure or rules for doing something. Don't try to cut corners as you'll only be making work for yourself later on. He accused the Home Office of trying to save money by cutting corners on security. Note: You can call this activity corner cutting. It's precisely this sort of corner cutting that causes the problems. Corner-cutting contractors build tiny classrooms and narrow corridors. See also: corner, cut Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. cut corners undertake something in what appears to be the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, often by omitting to do something important or ignoring rules. This phrase comes from cutting (off) the corner , which means ‘taking the shortest course by going across and not round a corner’. See also: corner, cut Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cut ˈcorners (disapproving) do things in the easiest, quickest or cheapest way and not in the proper way: Don’t be tempted to cut corners when doing a home decorating job. See also: corner, cut Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cut corners tv. to do something more easily; to take shortcuts; to save money by finding cheaper ways to do something. (As if one were speeding somewhere and took the shortest way possible through intersections, i.e., by making left turns that cut across oncoming traffic lanes.) I won’t cut corners just to save money. I put quality first. See also: corner, cut McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions cut corners To do something in the easiest or most inexpensive way. See also: corner, cut American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. cut corners, to To do a hasty, slipshod job; also, to act illegally. The term comes from using a direct route that omits corners or from moving very fast and rounding turns very closely. It dates from about the middle of the nineteenth century. Mark Twain used it in Innocents Abroad (1869): “He cuts a corner so closely now and then . . . that I feel myself ‘scooching.’” See also: cut The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: cut corners, to operate operate against operate against (someone or something) skip off skip over (someone or something) place out of place out of (something) in the interest of (something) in the interest of something References in periodicals archive Now on their fourth album We Cut Corners, while still ambitious, have adopted a 'strong sense of realism' around what can be achieved. We Cut Corners are the real deal For Liverpool to try to cut corners and produce something that did not demonstrate the city's ambition and drive would have been to waste this opportunity, and could potentially have left us open to ridicule. No room for half-measures I was rushed back and we cut corners, which means I will miss the start of the new campaign. Pratley in Martinez blast; Former Swans boss under fire as star midfielder is sidelined for new season LANDLORDS who cut corners on gas safety checks are putting tenants' lives at risk, according to a property expert. Skimping landlords 'are putting lives at risk' Where there's money to be made we have unlimited investment available, but when it's down to a vital service we splutter into excuses to cut corners. Letter: Your Say - Private price is too high Anne Haswell, 48, sales assistant, Gateshead: It's mostly the people's fault, not the firms, but smaller companies cut corners. Your say: Are you in favour of a Corporate Manslaughter Bill? When are we, the entire project team (but especially the PM), going to change our rigid C-S-P mindset and realize that by trying to cut corners and save program dollars, we're wasting many more resources over the life of the program because we're not utilizing acquisition logistics as we should? Acquisition logistics in a program management world He told several hundred businessmen of his anger with get-rich-quick builders who cut corners County 'is losing the plot' * 40% of business decision makers (half of investors) think CPAs are willing to cut corners for clients. Research examines effects of corporate accounting scandals on CPA brand Dave McCall, the TGWU's regional secretary, said: ``We will keep saying that you cannot cut corners on safety and security, but the airport continually flies in the face of reason.'' Airport workers stage walkout Their brazen, conscious, premeditated law-breaking cost consumers tens and perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars and raises deeply troubling questions about the conduct of global corporations, After all, these were not executives who decided to cut corners and make a one-time illegal discharge into a river; these were top company officials who conspired, at meeting after meeting, to set prices, divide market share, elude law enforcement, and cheat the public. THE INFORMANT: A True Story NASA is investigating possible causes for the latest failure, including budget constraints that may have led the agency to cut corners on the lander's design. Mars Says: Go Away He has not touched the artistic product--"never cut corners on the thing you have to sell"--and he has persuaded Haitink to stay on until 2002, when the thirty-nine-year-old British-born, Italian-American conductor Antonio Pappano comes in from Brussels. KAISER OVERSEES REOPENING OF ROYAL OPERA HOUSE And if you're audited, the IRS agent working on your file will demand plenty of documents that make it clear you didn't cut corners on still other occasions. Complexity theory: if the IRS is abusive, the tax code is worse But with properly closing a well costing up to $100 million, companies may be tempted to cut corners at the environment's expense. When offshore wells shut down
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