When you are lazy and don't do a job well, you...

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Title:	When you are lazy and don't do a job well, you...
Answer:	cut corners

Hints:	1. First word: You can do this with scissors. 2. Second word: A circle is round; it has no ...

Equivalents:	1. Take a shortcut.

Explanation:	This expression could come from the idea of making a shortcut, rather than walking all the way around a field you can 'cut the corner' and not spend so much energy. Generally using less energy means not doing a job as well.
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Game Summary Statistics

Average Rating		3.7
# of votes		39
# of Garbage Votes		5
# of Garbage Votes by native speakers		0

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Total found: 39 !
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Ahlésia

Rating: 0

August 12, 2012

What's the french for "cut corners" ?

Cristina

Rating: 0

August 10, 2012

Instead of "cut corners", in Italian we say "scansa fatiche"

Carlos

Rating: 4

August 7, 2012

Instead of "cut corners", in Spanish we say "atajar"

Guest

Rating: 0

July 30, 2012

bobwasa

Rating: 2

May 24, 2012

Jun S.

Rating: 5

May 23, 2012

seemi s.
(native speaker)

Rating: 4

May 5, 2012

Jean-Marc

Rating: 5

April 5, 2012

Instead of "cut corners", in French we say "faire n'importe quoi"

Anton

Rating: 5

March 11, 2012

Instead of "cut corners", in Russian we say "отлынивать от работы"

Rafael L.

Rating: 5

February 1, 2012

Instead of "cut corners", in Spanish we say "Cortar camino"

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