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 cut across
 抄近路穿過,對直通過

 cut across
      v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
           miles each day" [syn: traverse, track, cover, cross,
            pass over, get over, get across, cut through]
      2: be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions
         on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
      3: cut using a diagonal lines [syn: crosscut]