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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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