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run-of-the-mill
Neutral · CEFR C1
ordinary, average, unremarkable
cut corners
Neutral · CEFR B2
To do something cheaply or quickly by skipping important steps, often lowering quality.
the cream of the crop
Neutral · CEFR B2
The very best people or things in a group.
dogfooding
Informal · CEFR C1
using your own product internally, before customers do, to test and improve it
dot the i's and cross the t's
Informal · CEFR C1
to be extremely careful about every detail, especially paperwork
technical debt
Neutral · CEFR C1
the long-term cost of choosing quick, messy solutions over careful ones
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