2008年10月19日 星期日

come up with sth. belt-tightening, cut corners

Faced with dramatically lower tax revenues because of the ailing economy, 22 states are trying to balance widening budget gaps. Decreases in payroll, property, and sales taxes have left state governments struggling to come up with a combined total of $11.2 billion to meet their budgets, prompting them to cut jobs and services. The belt-tightening is just beginning, according to the Los Angeles Times, but even as states are cutting corners, the federal government is relying on their assistance...


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come up with sth phrasal verb
to suggest or think of an idea or plan:
She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income.
Idioms:

cut corners



Do something in the easiest or least expensive way; also, act illegally. For example, Cutting corners in production led to a definite loss in product quality, or If the accountant cuts corners the auditors are sure to find out. This term alludes to rounding a corner as closely as possible in order to shorten the distance traversed and/or save time. [Late 1800s]

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