[cut corners] {v. phr.} 1. To take a short way; not go to each corner. * /He cut corners going home in a hurry./ 2. To save cost or effort; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Les Triades de l

In all the four corners of the earth one of these three names is given to him who steals from his neighbor: brigand, robber or Englishman www.english-slang.com

corner

[corner] See: [AROUND THE CORNER], [CUT CORNERS], [FOUR CORNERS], [OUT OF THE CORNER OF ONE'S EYE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

round off

[round off] {v.} 1. To make round or curved. * /John decided to round off the corners of the table he was making so that no one would be hurt […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Kingsley Amis

(1922-1995) English author It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.

hell and high water

[hell and high water] {n. phr.} Troubles or difficulties of any kind. * /After John's father died he went through hell and […]

put someone on

[put someone on] {v.} To play a joke on someone by saying or doing things that are only pretense; kid. * /When the voice on […]

Napoleon Bonaparte

You can stop while you are raising, but not when you are falling.

many hands make light work

[many hands make light work] If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, […]

up and at them

[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. * /"You want to know whether he will make a […]