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{{trans-top|to bypass a prescribed route}} |
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{{trans-top|to do less than a thorough or complete job}} |
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Japanese: {{t|ja|手を抜く|tr=te-wo nuku}} |
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Revision as of 03:37, 4 February 2011
Englisch
Verb
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- To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.
- 1882, Baily's Magazine of sports and pastimes, volume 39
- I believe the old man did not ride fair, as he cut corners
- 1882, Baily's Magazine of sports and pastimes, volume 39
- Template:idiomatic To do a less than thorough oder complete job; to do something poorly or take short cuts.
- The guy who built the fence cut corners when sinking the posts, and the fence fell over in the last storm.
Synonyms
- skimp
- take short cuts
Anagrams
Translations
to bypass a prescribed route
to do less than a thorough or complete job
Japanese: 手を抜く (te-wo nuku) |