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cut through

take a shorter route across a place

To go across a place instead of following the usual longer route.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

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Why are you going that way?

I'm cutting through the market to get home faster.

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We cut through the park to save time.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: We cut in the park to get home faster.

Say: We cut through the park to get home faster.

Use "through" before the place you pass across as a shortcut.

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How it fits in a sentence.

cut through a park; cut through the streets; cut through somewhere

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We cut through the park to save time.

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cut through

take a shorter route across a place

“We cut through the park to save time.”

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