cut corners

释义

1. 牛津电影里 100%

   （常不按规则或省略地）用最简捷经济的方式做事，图省事；（做事）走捷径

   to do sth in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way, often by ignoring rules or leaving sth out

   - Am I the only subcontractor you encouraged to cut corners? - Excuse me.

   protect the police that don't cut corners, so the police that do are exposed.

电影里这样说 · 4 部

• So I'm sure you can understand our need to cut corners around here.American Beauty1999
• The only way they could make real extra money was to go out and cut corners.GoodFellas1990
• protect the police that don't cut corners, so the police that do are exposed.National Theatre Live: Prima Facie2022
• They're just like, "Get it over with, cut corners."The Descendants2011
• ... by businesses which have been forced to cut corners.Being John Malkovich1999
• If the deadline was tight and I had to cut corners, I had no paperwork at all.Lord of War2005
• Yeah, but with $84,000, we'll cut a few corners, but I know we can make the inspection.We Bought a Zoo2011
• - Am I the only subcontractor you encouraged to cut corners? - Excuse me.The Towering Inferno1974

在完整场景里学

• 美国丽人1999
  • 上司暗示写说明保饭碗：cut corners（省成本）
  • 餐桌冷场吵到散场：come right out and say（直截了当地说）
  • 新邻居上门送菜被当成推销：cut to the chase（直奔主题）
• 好家伙1990
  • 从小迷上街区黑帮：the answer to all her prayers（求之不得的好事）
  • 逃学挨揍，学校来信被截：take a beating（挨一顿打）
  • 讲保利怎么管人：rip someone off（坑钱宰人）
• 初步举证2022
  • 装傻让证人说漏嘴：play it cool（把激动按住）
  • 律师诱证人入套：blood in the water（破绽已露）
  • 回家报赢挨追问：What's new?（有什么新鲜的）

同一词条的短语

• around the corner
• cut the corner
• see out of the corner of your eye
• turn the corner
• fight your corner
• a tight spot

习语频道里接下来

• to start with
• drop the ball
• breathe down neck
• no harm done
• lord
• run for it
• make sick
• what has got into
• straight up
• in secret
• from the heart
• nice one