CUT CORNERS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cut corners mean? 

• CUT CORNERS (verb)
  The verb CUT CORNERS has 1 sense:

1. do something the cheapest or easiest way

  Familiarity information: CUT CORNERS used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUT CORNERS (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Do something the cheapest or easiest way

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

Cut corners to make a cheaper product

Hypernyms (to "cut corners" is one way to...):

do; execute; perform (carry out or perform an action)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s on something