cut corners
Example Sentences
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An Evri courier of 10 years told us their colleagues were "cutting corners" because they had to deliver so much in terms of volume to get a decent wage.
From BBC
“I was cutting corners,” he acknowledged, marking packages as delivered so he could leave work a few minutes early.
From Los Angeles Times
The NAO, which monitors how public money is spent, cited an "under-skilled workforce", businesses cutting corners and uncertainty over which standards to apply to which jobs, as some of the reasons for the substandard work.
From BBC
If you are anxious about your injury or fear that you won’t bounce back, you might not trust the process and end up cutting corners on the recovery plan.
Many environmentalists and community members had worried the speed of the cleanup might lead to workers cutting corners or substandard workmanship.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
