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short cut
ˌshort ˈcut , short-cut / $ ˈ../ noun [countable]
1. a quicker and more direct way of getting somewhere than the usual one:
    Carlos decided to take a short-cut home.
    We were late for the game, but found a short cut through the fields.
2. a quicker way of doing something
    short cut to
    There aren’t really any short cuts to learning English.