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Difficulty: MediumIdioms and Idiomatic Expressions

Which established idiomatic expression correctly completes the sentence below?

Answer:Despite facing severe financial constraints during the project, the site engineer refused to 【cut corners】 when procuring safety gear for the technical crew.

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cut corners
The idiomatic expression 'cut corners' means to execute a task hurriedly or cheaply to save money or effort, often at the risk of lowering safety or quality standards.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the sentence context to determine the required figurative meaning.
The context describes a situation where an engineer avoids taking shortcuts or reducing standards despite budget limitations.
The missing expression must figuratively mean doing something in a cheap, hasty, or careless way that compromises quality or safety.
2
Identify the standard English idiomatic expression that conveys taking shortcuts.
The fixed phrase 'cut corners' means to save time, effort, or money by doing something less thoroughly than required.
Inserting 'cut corners' accurately completes the sentence in both structure and idiomatic meaning.

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Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
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