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The English We Speak: Cut corners

3/10/20263 min

If you want to do a task perfectly, it's usually not a good idea to cut corners. Learn about this expression and how to use it in conversations with Feifei and Georgie.

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  1. Speaker 0· Soundbite0:00

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  2. Speaker 10:03

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