cut corners

Speech parts

1. cut corners - Verb

2. cut corners - Phrase

Meaning

do something the cheapest or easiest way

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

scamp stint economize skimp scrimp retrench cut back take the easy way out follow the path of least resistance

Antonyms

spend blow consume lavish misuse dissipate
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Hypernyms

perform execute do

Examples

Cut corners and it'll always come back to bite you in the ass. David Sedaris

He who chooses to be a master never does 'just enough' to get by - nor does he cut corners or attempt to cheat the system. He who chooses mastery lives his life asking, 'How can I do more, give more, be more, and thereby accelerate the achievement of my ultimate destiny? James Arthur Ray

Cut corners to make a cheaper product Source: Internet

A few volunteers after the publication of this story online called the newspaper to report some of the ways management has cut corners on animal care during lean financial times. Source: Internet

And I looked at different places somebody who could carry the ball that far would hit it and places that they would cut corners. Source: Internet

But this emphasis on speed has some people worried that politicians are pressuring scientists to cut corners. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

cut corners

Close letter words and terms

cut card cut class cut common time cut costs cut day cut dead