cut through

cut through
a) To make a detour across, as opposed to around

Cut through a cake

b) To deal with something quickly in order to lessen the problem.

We had to cut through the park on our way to the mall.


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  • cut through like a hot knife through butter — cut/go through (something) like a (hot) knife through butter to cut something very easily. A laser beam can cut through metal like a hot knife through butter …   New idioms dictionary

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