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Meantolearn Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

- to cut corners


cut corners -

to do something in a way that saves time, effort, or money, but that also results in it not being done properly

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I knew this idiom long time ago.

Can anyone briefly explain why it has such a meaing?

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I have always presumed it was from taking a shortcut across someone's garden rather than walking all the way to the corner and then turning right (or left).

— Mister Micawber

  • I have always presumed it was from taking a shortcut across someone's garden rather than walking all the way to the corner and then turning right (or left).
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I have always presumed it was from taking a shortcut across someone's garden rather than walking all the way to the corner and then turning right (or left).
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Hi, MrM.

a cornered triangle = a right angle triangle

In a triangle, any two sides are longer than the third side.

Your explanations do make sense. To Avoid walking around the corner does save some travelling time.

Thanks for the reply.

" taking a shortcut across someone's garden rather than walking all the way to the corner and then turning right (or
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