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Meanings of take a shortcut in English

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Usage of take a shortcut in English
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As Blahnik says, it would have been easier to take a shortcut.
News.com.au
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Rushing to the airport, the driver is reluctant to take a shortcut.
The Guardian
3
On the way back I decided to take a shortcut through the forest.
Those who save us
4
The idea is to take a shortcut through the extra dimensions.
A briefer history of time
5
I turn onto a side street to take a shortcut.
Something wicked
6
You take a shortcut onto Belief Propagation Street, but it seems to loop around forever.
The Master Algorithm
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Would it be possible for South Africa to take a shortcut to Level 2 of lockdown?
The South African
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It doesn't happen often, but every once in a while one tries to take a shortcut.
The Land of Painted Caves
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And when they take a shortcut through the cemetery one night, Josh and Amanda learn why.
Welcome to Dead House
10
You would need to take a shortcut.
Reuters
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Maybe she just hates beautiful, young women like Meg who take a shortcut up the power ladder.
Our little secret
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You decide to take a shortcut.
The Master Algorithm
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When I messed up, it was usually because I'd forgotten a step or thought I could take a shortcut.
Wired
14
Once, in Chicago, I was going home one night and was about to take a shortcut through an alley.
Inferno
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He disappeared into the corn behind the bleachers, meaning to take a shortcut back to the farm, two miles away.
Doctor Sleep
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A man died after being impaled on a spiked railing as he attempted to take a shortcut, an inquest has heard.
The Irish Times
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