cut it short—(coll.)
1. leave a very narrow time margin; nearly miss smth. by being late:
- You’ve cut it short, the train’s just leaving.
2. bring to an end what one is doing or saying:
- Felix began a long, irrelevant speech and he resisted calls to cut it short.
take a short cut—
1. follow a shorter path:
- I got there as fast as I could (I even took a short cut), but everyone had left.
2. use a quicker method to achieve smth.:
- Frankly, I took a short cut to a scholarly reputation I haven’t yet deserved.