VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Cutting corners

Meaning:

Doing something poorly in order to save time or money

Examples:

  • You're not cutting corners, are you?
  • Investors are amazed that the company has been reducing investment and cutting corners in manufacturing?
  • All airlines are cutting corners, trying to continue to make a profit for their owners and stockholders.
  • Doing things the right way may take greater effort and investment than cutting corners but there is never any justification for getting involved in something that is outright wrong.
  • The truth is that cutting corners early on in the procedure ends up costing a lot more in administration, court time, lawyers and the cost of food and shelter.
  • The women said that the corporations have taken further advantage of the destitute workers by speeding up production and cutting corners on safety. Quiñonez said that in many places, workers now do four assembly operations where they used to do only one.
  • Cutting corners or not being completely ethical could have serious consequences.
  • A couple of them started cutting corners to get the job done.