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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