corner

around/round the corner

1. 在附近

She used to live just around the corner.

她以前就住在附近。

2. 即将来临

Victory is just around the corner.

胜利就在眼前。

cut corners

1. (不按常规而)以简便方法做事

Don't hurry. You cannot cut corners if you want to do a perfect job.

别急! 如果你想干得出色, 就不能只图简便。

force/drive into a corner

1. 把……置于困境

Mr. Smith's clever arguments soon forced his opponents into a corner.

史密斯先生的精彩辩论很快使他的对手陷入困境。

turn the corner

1. 好转; 渡过难关

She was very ill but seems to have turned the corner now.

她曾病得很重, 但现在看上去已好转了。