cut corners

Definition

To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.

Example Sentences

• "[…] but I believe the old man did not ride fair, as he cut corners and joined in with them again […]"
• "The guy who built the fence cut corners when sinking the posts, and the fence fell over in the last storm."
• "Do you know why Wendy's has square burgers? Because they don't cut corners."