If you’re walking with somebody to the other corner of a square, and you want to save steps, you might say, “It’ll be shorter if we ________.”
CUT ACROSS | 655 |
JAYWALK | 51 |
TAKE A SHORTCUT | 38 |
GO CATTY-CORNER | 34 |
CUT THROUGH | 31 |
GO KITTY-CORNER | 27 |
GO ACROSS | 23 |
CUT THE CORNER | 16 |
CUT CROSS-LOTS | 14 |
CUT CORNERS | 13 |
GO CROSS-LOTS | 12 |
CUT CROSS | 11 |
CUT ACROST | 10 |
GO CROSSWISE | 9 |
GO STRAIGHT ACROSS | 9 |
NR | 9 |
ANGLE ACROSS | 8 |
TAKE THE SHORTCUT | 7 |
CRISS-CROSS | 6 |
CROSS OVER | 6 |
CROSS | 5 |
CROSS LOTS | 5 |
CUT OVER | 5 |
GO THIS WAY | 5 |
GO CATTY-CORNERED | 4 |
GO DIAGONALLY | 4 |
KITTY-CORNER | 4 |
WENT ACROSS | 4 |
CATTY-CORNER | 3 |
CUT | 3 |
CUT ACROSS LOTS | 3 |
CUT STRAIGHT ACROSS | 3 |
GO ACROSS LOTS | 3 |
GO ACROST | 3 |
GO CROSS | 3 |
SHORTCUT | 3 |
ANGLE OVER | 2 |
CUT ACROSS THE CORNER | 2 |
CUT CROST | 2 |
CUT OFF | 2 |
CUT THROUGH HERE | 2 |
GO CORNERWAYS | 2 |
GO DIAGONALLY ACROSS | 2 |
GO STRAIGHT | 2 |
TAKE A CROSSCUT | 2 |
TAKE A NEAR CUT | 2 |
WALK ACROSS | 2 |
ANGLE | 1 |
ANGLED ACROSS | 1 |
BEAT IT CROSS-LOTS | 1 |
CADDY-CORNERED | 1 |
CATERCORN | 1 |
CATTY-CORNERED | 1 |
CATTY-CORNERED ACROST | 1 |
CROSS HERE | 1 |
CROSS IN THE MIDDLE | 1 |
CROSS IT | 1 |
CROSS ON A SLANT | 1 |
CROSSCUT | 1 |
CUT A CORNER | 1 |
CUT ACROSS THE LOT | 1 |
CUT AWAY | 1 |
CUT CABBAGES | 1 |
CUT CROSS-LOT | 1 |
CUT DIAGONAL | 1 |
CUT DIRECTLY ACROSS | 1 |
CUT RIGHT ACROSS | 1 |
CUT RIGHT ACROST | 1 |
CUT SHORTS | 1 |
CUT THE CORNER SHORT | 1 |
CUT THE CORNERS | 1 |
CUT THEM | 1 |
GO ACROSS THE CORNER | 1 |
GO ACROSS THE MIDDLE | 1 |
GO ACROSS THE SQUARE | 1 |
GO ANGLING CROSS | 1 |
GO AS THE CROW FLIES | 1 |
GO CATTY-CORNER ACROSS | 1 |
GO CATTY-CORNER CROSS | 1 |
GO CATTY-CORNERED ACROSS | 1 |
GO CATTY-WAMPUS | 1 |
GO CATTY-WHAMPUS | 1 |
GO CRISS-CROSS | 1 |
GO CROSS HERE | 1 |
GO CROSS-LOT | 1 |
GO CROSSWAYS | 1 |
GO CROST | 1 |
GO DIAGONAL | 1 |
GO FROM CORNER TO CORNER | 1 |
GO IN A DIAGONAL | 1 |
GO KITTERIN’ | 1 |
GO KITTY-CORNERED | 1 |
GO STRAIGHT ACROST | 1 |
GO STRAIGHT THROUGH THE CENTER | 1 |
GO THISAWAY | 1 |
GO THROUGH | 1 |
GO THROUGH THE PARK | 1 |
JAY-HAWG | 1 |
MAKE A COUNTRY CUT | 1 |
MAKE A DUTCHMAN | 1 |
MEET ON THE OTHER SIDE | 1 |
SCOOTED ACROSS | 1 |
SHOOT OVER | 1 |
STRAIGHT ACROSS | 1 |
STRAIGHT LINE | 1 |
TAKE A BEE-LINE | 1 |
TAKE A NIGH CUT | 1 |
TAKE THE COWPATH | 1 |
TAKE THE CROSS CUT | 1 |
TAKE THE DIAGONAL | 1 |
TAKE THE SHORT TURN | 1 |
TAKE THE SHORTCUT DIAGONALLY | 1 |
TAKE THE SHORTEST WAY | 1 |
TOOK A SHORTCUT | 1 |
WALK A DIAGONAL | 1 |
WALK ACROSS INSTEAD OF AROUND | 1 |
WALK ACROSS THE LOT | 1 |
WALK BIAS ACROST | 1 |
WALK CATTY-CORNER | 1 |
WALK CATTY-CORNERED | 1 |
WALK DIAGONAL | 1 |
WALK DIAGONALLY | 1 |
WALK KITTY-CORNER | 1 |
WALK STRAIGHT ACROSS | 1 |
WENT ACROSS-LOT THIS WAY | 1 |
WENT CROSS-LOTS | 1 |
WENT CROSSWAYS | 1 |
WENT KITTY-CORNER | 1 |
WENT THROUGH | 1 |
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