cut corners
11cut corners — use less material, use less than required If we cut corners, we ll produce a low quality product …
12cut corners — economize We will have to cut corners in order to save some money for our holiday …
13cut corners — If people try to do something as cheaply or as quickly as possible, often sacrificing quality, they are cutting corners. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Cutting corners means not following the correct procedure in order to save time,… …
14cut corners — Synonyms and related words: blink, carefully ignore, cold shoulder, curtail expenses, cut a corner, cut across, cut back, cut down, cut through, dodge, fudge, make a beeline, pare down expenses, pass over, pass over lightly, retrench, roll back,… …
15cut corners — do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money. → cut …
16To cut corners — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach …
17cut corners — phrasal to perform some action in the quickest, easiest, or cheapest way …
18cut corners — economize, save money; take a shortcut. See economy, shortness …
19cut corners — attempt to save time (or money, etc.) in a way that lowers quality, make detrimental cutbacks in an effort to economize …
20cut corners — to not do a job as thoroughly as you should, especially because you want to finish it quickly or save money …