Related Words for cut corners

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get around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take the easy way out
/x/x//
Phrase, Verb
bypass
/x
Noun
shortcut
/x
Noun
cut and run
///
Phrase, Verb
get away with
/x//
Phrase, Verb
cut a dash
/x/
Phrase, Verb
deke
x
Name
skip out
//
Phrase, Verb
cross the line
/x/
Phrase, Verb
cut up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
tiptoe around
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
beg the question
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
beat around the bush
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
walk over
//x
Phrase, Verb
cut in
/x
Phrase, Verb
run through
//
Phrase, Verb
bend the rules
/x/
Phrase, Verb
jump the queue
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hit the pavement
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
run afoul of
/x//
Phrase, Verb
hit the road
/x/
Phrase, Verb
skate over
//x
Phrase, Verb
cut it close
///
Phrase, Verb
run rings around
//x/
Phrase, Verb
skim through
/x
Phrase, Verb
bluff
/
Noun
screw around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make a run for it
/x///
Phrase, Verb
take a turn
/x/
Phrase, Verb
jump the gun
/x/
Phrase, Verb
buy time
//
Phrase, Verb
slip through the cracks
//x/
Phrase, Verb
give someone the runaround
//xx/xx
Phrase, Verb
pass unnoticed
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
cut to the chase
//x/
Phrase, Verb
make tracks
//
Phrase, Verb
take liberties
//xx
Phrase, Verb
knock off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
skim
/
Noun
jump through hoops
///
Phrase, Verb
career
x/
Noun
paper over the cracks
/x/xx/
Phrase
look the other way
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
hack it
//
Phrase, Verb
skin
/
Noun
shut down
//
Phrase, Verb
sally
/x
Name
do a runner
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
overstep the line
/xxx/
Phrase, Verb
cut through
//
Phrase, Verb
overstep the mark
/xxx/
Phrase, Verb
run over
//x
Phrase, Verb
make time
//
Phrase, Verb
beat about the bush
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
do out of
///
Phrase, Verb
make good time
///
Phrase, Verb
toe the line
/x/
Phrase, Verb
play fast and loose
////
Phrase, Verb
throw caution to the wind
//x/x/
Phrase, Verb
run along
/x/
Phrase, Verb
walk through
//
Phrase, Verb
fast track
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
get about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
jump in
/x
Phrase, Verb
goof around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
jump
/
Noun
cut it fine
///
Phrase, Verb
free ride
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
pull a fast one
/x//
Phrase, Verb
blaze a trail
/x/
Phrase, Verb
tread lightly
//x
Phrase, Verb
blink
/
Noun
give someone the slip
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
cheese
/
Noun
stop short
//
Phrase, Verb
make quick work of
////
Phrase, Verb
bridge
/
Noun
snoop
/
Noun
advantage
x/x
Noun
play hooky
//x
Phrase, Verb
pull over
//x
Phrase, Verb
beg off
//
Phrase, Verb
get a jump on
/x//
Phrase, Verb
skip
/
Noun
make short work of
////
Phrase, Verb
step on it
///
Phrase, Verb
abate
x/
Verb, Noun
abatement
x/x
Noun
abbreviate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
abolished
x/x
Verb
above
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
abridge
x/
Verb, Noun
acceptable
x/xx
Adjective
adjourned
x/
Adjective
adjournment
x/x
Noun
alienated
/xxxx
Adjective
alleviate
x/xx
Verb
amputated
/xxx
Adjective
angles
/x
Adjective
areas
/xx
Noun
arrest
x/
Noun, Verb
arrow
/x
Noun, Verb
austerity
x/xx
Noun
axe
/
Noun, Verb
band
/
Noun, Verb
beaker
/x
Noun
beheaded
x/x
Adjective
bends
/
Noun
bevel
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bill
/
Noun, Verb
bitten
/x
Verb
blackout
/x
Noun, Verb
bleed
/
Verb, Noun
blended
/x
Adjective
blocks
/
Noun
blood
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bob
/
Name, Verb, Adjective
bore
/
Verb, Noun
bouquet
x/
Noun
bowl
/
Noun, Verb
brackets
/x
Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
break off
//
Phrase, Verb
bring down
//
Phrase, Verb
brisket
/x
Noun
carve
/
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
castrated
/xx
Adjective
chambers
/x
Noun
chamfer
/x
Noun, Verb
chase
/
Noun, Verb
chatter
/x
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
chine
/
Noun, Verb
chip
/
Noun, Verb
chop
/
Noun, Verb
chop up
//
Phrase, Verb
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
cleavage
/x
Noun
cleaved
/
Adjective
clip
/
Noun, Verb
coins
/
Verb
cold shoulder
//x
Phrase, Noun, Verb
comers
/x
Noun
compartments
x/x
Noun
compress
/x
Verb, Noun
compression
x/x
Noun
concentrate
/xx
Verb, Noun
condense
x/
Verb, Adjective
confines
/x
Noun
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
contraction
x/x
Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
cortes
/
Name
coupe
/
Noun
court
/
Noun, Verb
courtyards
/x
Noun
crack
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cradle
/x
Noun, Verb
crannies
/x
Noun
crop
/
Noun, Verb
crosscut
/
Noun, Verb
crosses
/x
Verb
crossover
/xx
Noun, Adjective
cube
/
Noun, Verb
cups
/
Noun
curb
/
Noun, Verb
curtail
x/
Verb, Noun
curtailment
x/x
Noun
curves
/
Noun
cut across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
cut back
//
Phrase, Verb
cut down
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
cut off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
cut short
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
cutbacks
/x
Noun
cutoff
/x
Noun, Adjective
cutout
/x
Noun
cuts
/
Noun
cutter
/x
Noun
cutting off
/x/
Phrase, Noun
danced
/
Noun
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
debited
/xx
Verb
decide
x/
Verb
decline
x/
Noun, Verb
decrease
x/
Noun, Verb
deep
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
defensible
x/xx
Adjective
deflate
x/
Verb
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
deletion
x/x
Noun
denomination
xxx/x
Noun
deny
x/
Verb
depreciating
x/xxx
Adjective
deprive
x/
Verb
detach
x/
Verb
detract
x/
Verb
dice
/
Noun, Verb
dilute
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
diminish
x/x
Verb
diminution
xx/x
Noun
disconnect
xx/
Noun, Verb
disconnection
xx/x
Noun
discontinue
xx/x
Verb
discount
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
disengaged
xx/
Adjective
disposed
x/
Adjective
disregard
xx/
Noun, Verb
disrupt
x/
Verb, Adjective
dissect
x/
Verb
dissection
x/x
Noun
divide
x/
Verb, Noun
dock
/
Noun, Verb
doors
/
Noun
doorways
/x
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downgraded
//x
Adjective
downsize
/x
Verb
downturn
/x
Noun, Verb
drags
/
Verb
drape
/
Noun, Verb
draw
/
Verb, Noun
drawdown
/x
Noun
dried
/
Adjective
drill
/
Noun, Verb
driveway
/x
Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb