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Home / Idiom / 偷工减料

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) · jerry-building · sloppy work

偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
t+ōu·1st toneg+ōng·1st tonej+iǎn·3rd tonel+iào·4th tone
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He is a person who never cuts corners.
他是个绝对不会偷工减料的人。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions敷衍了事fū yǎn liǎo shìcareless · sloppy · negligent · skimpy马虎mǎ huto churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work粗制滥造cū zhì làn zào
Antonyms
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules · meticulous · not one hair out of place一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒu(lit.) fine sculpting (idiom) · (fig.) to work (at sth) with extreme care and precision精雕细刻jīng diāo xì kè
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