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to cut off a corner

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  • cut off the corner — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • cut off a corner — make a shortcut, take a shorter route across …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Cedarhurst Cut-off — New York and Rockaway Railroad redirects here. For the branch to the Rockaways from the north (Glendale), see New York and Rockaway Beach Railway. The Cedarhurst Cut off was a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S.… …   Wikipedia

  • cut the corner — take the shortest course by going across and not around a corner * * * 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • corner — /ˈkɔnə / (say kawnuh) noun 1. the meeting place of two or three converging lines or surfaces. 2. the space between two or three converging lines or surfaces near their intersection; angle. 3. a projecting angle of a solid object: I bumped my head …  

  • cut — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp edged instrument (cut his finger; the knife won t cut). 2 tr. & intr. (often foll. by into) divide or be divided with a knife etc. (cut the bread;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • corner — [[t]kɔ͟ː(r)nə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ corners, cornering, cornered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join. He saw the corner of a magazine sticking out from under the blanket...… …   English dictionary

  • cut — [[t]kʌ̱t[/t]] ♦ cuts, cutting (The form cut is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut… …   English dictionary

  • corner — 1. noun 1) the cart lurched around the corner Syn: bend, curve, crook, dog leg; turn, turning, jog, junction, fork, intersection; hairpin turn 2) a charming corner of Italy Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • corner — 1. noun 1) the cart lurched round the corner Syn: bend, curve, turn, junction; Brit. hairpin bend 2) a charming corner of Italy Syn: district, region, area, quarter; informal neck of the woods 2. verb 1) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • corner — cor|ner1 W2S1 [ˈko:nə US ˈko:rnər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where two lines/edges meet)¦ 2¦(road)¦ 3¦(corner of a room/box)¦ 4¦(mouth/eye)¦ 5¦(difficult situation)¦ 6¦(sports)¦ 7¦(distant place)¦ 8 see something out of the corner of your eye 9 (just)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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