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What does 'Cut corners' mean?
To undertake something in the quickest, cheapest, or easiest way by skipping steps and not completing a task thoroughly.
What is the origion of 'Cut corners'?
This phrase metaphorically suggests that by cutting off the corners of a path, one can shorten the distance needed to travel, applied here to imply not fully adhering to procedures or standards in order to save effort, time, or money. The the phrase is documented from 1869, when Mark Twain described a gondolier who 'cuts a corner so smoothly.'
Emoji meanings
- represents 'cut'
symbolizing the act of reducing or shortening
represents 'corners'indicating the metaphorical concept of skipping steps or not fully completing a task to save time or resources
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