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short cut

Noun

Meaning

short cut (plural short cuts)

Alternative spelling of shortcut

short-cut (plural short-cuts)

Alternative spelling of shortcut

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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short-cut

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Examples

There is no royal road to learning; no short cut to the acquirement of any art. Anthony Trollope

In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. Henry Miller

A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires. Petrarch

Wickedness is always easier than virtue for it takes the short cut to everything. Samuel Johnson

What well-bred woman would refuse her heart to a man who had just saved her life? Not one; and gratitude is a short cut which speedily leads to love. Théophile Gautier

Life at court is often a short cut to hell. Danish Proverb

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