I believe the old man did not ride fair, as he cut corners
The guy who built the fence cut corners when sinking the posts, and the fence fell over in the last storm.
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cut corners — {v. phr.} 1. To take a short way; not go to each corner. * /He cut corners going home in a hurry./ 2. To save cost or effort; manage in a thrifty way; be saving. * /John s father asked him to cut corners all he could in college./ 3. To do less… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut corners — {v. phr.} 1. To take a short way; not go to each corner. * /He cut corners going home in a hurry./ 2. To save cost or effort; manage in a thrifty way; be saving. * /John s father asked him to cut corners all he could in college./ 3. To do less… … Dictionary of American idioms
cut corners — ► to do something in a way that saves time or money, but that reduces quality: »If a restaurant cuts corners on ingredients, it will lose customers. Main Entry: ↑cut … Financial and business terms
cut corners — If people try to do something as cheaply or as quickly as possible, often sacrificing quality, they are cutting corners … The small dictionary of idiomes
cut corners — ► cut corners do something in a perfunctory way to save time or money. Main Entry: ↑cut … English terms dictionary
cut corners — verb do something the cheapest or easiest way (Freq. 1) Cut corners to make a cheaper product • Hypernyms: ↑perform, ↑execute, ↑do • Verb Frames: Somebody s on something * * * … Useful english dictionary
cut\ corners — v. phr. 1. To take a short way; not go to each corner. He cut corners going home in a hurry. 2. To save cost or effort; manage in a thrifty way; be saving. John s father asked him to cut corners all he could in college. 3. To do less than a very… … Словарь американских идиом
cut corners — to do something in the easiest, quickest, or cheapest way, often harming the quality of your work. We ve had to cut corners to make a film on such a small budget. Companies are having to cut corners in order to remain competitive in the market … New idioms dictionary
cut corners — tv. to do something more easily; to take shortcuts; to save money by finding cheaper 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 … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
cut corners — use less material, use less than required If we cut corners, we ll produce a low quality product … English idioms
