cut the corner

cut the corner
take the shortest course by going across and not around a corner

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cut the ˈcorner idiom
(also cut off the ˈcorner especially in BrE) to go across the corner of an area and not around the sides of it, because it is quicker

There's a worn patch on the grass because everyone cuts (off) the corner.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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