cut corners vs scrimp on

cut corners

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

  • To do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job; to do something poorly; to take inappropriate shortcuts. 

scrimp on

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