Definition of Cut corners

1. Verb. Do something the cheapest or easiest way. "Cut corners to make a cheaper product"

Generic synonyms: Do, Execute, Perform

Definition of Cut corners

1. Verb. To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road. ¹

2. Verb. (idiomatic) To do a less than thorough or complete job; to do something poorly or take short cuts. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cut Corners

cut a rug
cut a swath
cut a swathe
cut a wide swath
cut a wide swathe
cut across
cut and cover
cut and dried
cut and paste
cut and run
cut away
cut back
cut bait
cut both ways
cut capers
cut corners (current term)
cut down
cut fastball
cut from the same cloth
cut in
cut into
cut it
cut it close
cut it fine
cut like a knife
cut line
cut loose
cut no ice

Literary usage of Cut corners

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scottish Notes and Queries edited by John Bulloch (1906)
"Oblong, with cut corners, 12 X 17. UNST. (1) Obv.—U. (The initial letter of name of parish. ... Upright oblong, with cut corners, ю x 14. Illustration 14. ..."

2. Catalogue of the Circulating Department: And a Portion of the Books ...by Free Public Library (Worcester, Mass.) by Free Public Library (Worcester, Mass.) (1884)
"Cone cut corners; exper. of a conservative family. 924 Abbott, BV American jurisprudence. (In Woolsey, TD — - Matthew ..."

3. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1855)
"Cone cut corners; the Experience of a Conservative Family in Fanatical Times. ... Xfw- York: Mason Brothers. , NEW-ENGLAND is full of " Cone cut corners," ..."

4. Communion Tokens of the Established Church of Scotland: Sixteenth by Alexander J. S. Brook (1908)
"Illustration 607. KILNINIAN and KILMORE. Obv. XLN in relief, within sunk oblong panel. Irregular square, with cut corners, 12. Illustration 608. ..."

5. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1855)
"Cone cut corners; the Experiences of a Conservative Family in Times. ... to " Cone cut corners," are a fair representation of many a Sew England village. ..."

6. Success in the Small Shop by John Herbert Van Deventer (1918)
"... who can equal this man in rigging up to cut corners, nor do their foremen take as much interest in the work as he does in promoting his own profits. ..."

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