cut corners
Example Sentences
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The problem with tax preparers getting paid with a piece of the refund is that it can be an incentive for them to cut corners.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
When deadlines and bills are circling you, the temptation to cut corners is extremely powerful.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
But as Longwell explained, Paxton’s bad behavior gets interpreted as evidence that he’s a “fighter” who is willing to cut corners to “get things done.”
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
“Time and again, we see companies cut corners on safety, only for communities to suffer the consequences,” said environmental advocate Erin Brockovich, who is working with law firm Singleton Schreiber on the suit.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
Waitresses chafed at managers’ stinginess toward the customers; housecleaners resented the time constraints that sometimes made them cut corners; retail workers wanted the floor to be beautiful, not cluttered with excess stock as management required.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
