Expend least effort, as chiropodists do without hesitation

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road. 2 (context idiomatic English) To do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job; to do something poorly or take shortcuts.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
v. do something the cheapest or easiest way; "Cut corners to make a cheaper product"