cut corners
to do a really half assed job
billy cut corners to save money on building the house
By v1cious
What's on your mug?
cut corners
Originally used in travel terminology, as "to take a shortcut" (ie, pass by the corners, since cutting along any alternative path is faster than going all the way round the damn corner). Used more frequently to mean skipping the hard stuff, use the easy way.
Exercise? You're kidding me, right? I'd much rather cut corners and just get liposuction on this flab o' mine. If you cut corners in school, you'll never learn the entire shitload.
By mrtopher
cut corners
When you have to do something, and in order to finish it faster you leave some parts out. This is usually negative and associated with cheating.
The history report was due on Monday so Maya cut corners by leaving out the time line. Robert was supposed to run around the entire track but he cut corners by taking a shortcut and not going around the corners. (I believe this is where the term is derived from)
By Newbia
cut corners
To do a task in a half assed manner.
The detectives in the O.J. Simpson investigation cut corners and O.J. was set free.
By Hockey Tom
cut corners
To perform a task in the quickest and easiest way, in another word, the American way.
We call cut corners as Effective Time Management or ETM for short, it cuts corners.
By caxwl