The Meaning of TO CUT CORNERS in a Sentence

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The meaning of:
TO CUT CORNERS

to do a job quickly without proper care in order to save time, money, or energy;
to do something in the least expensive or easiest way

Let’s look at three illustrated sentence examples . . .

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In the picture we see a worker painting a pipe in a factory.

Sentence example: The contractor for the factory renovation was under strict instructions to do a thorough job and not cut any corners.

Here’s another example . . .

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In the picture we see a partly collapsed building.

Sentence example: When a building collapses, one of the first questions is: “Did the builder cut corners by using inferior materials?”

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So remember, if you want to make sure someone does a good, quality job, tell them you don’t want them to ‘cut any corners’.

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Slide 5 – building collapse
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Examples of CUT CORNERS:

But what if — like those people who skip lunch or cut corners on their sleep — you’re not always paying attention to your thirst?
Source: Salon
https://www.salon.com/2023/06/03/from-bee-to-bottle-savannah-bee-company-founder-answers-your-buzziest-questions-about-honey/

When asked this week about the scandals at Toyota’s subsidiaries, president Koji Sato acknowledged that workers had felt pressure to cut corners in an intensely competitive industry.
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68137266

Stress and pressure can also entice employees to cut corners to achieve goals, Park said.
Source: Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/11/28/work-incentives-ethics-study/

He won by overpowering Winged Foot last September, cutting corners with towering drives and carving short irons out of the rough.
Source: Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/us-open-round-1-mr-mickelson-trouble-calling-on-line-1/

Others have cut corners, publishing low-quality papers or fraudulently seeking co-authorship; some have admitted to receiving payments from researchers in Saudi Arabia or India to co-author papers they did not contribute to.
Source: Science Magazine
https://www.science.org/content/article/spain-wants-change-how-it-evaluates-scientists-and-end-dictatorship-papers

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