πΈMeaning: β Doing something quickly or poorly to save time or money.
πββExample: β If I cut corners, I have something left on Saturday to go shopping with. γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ° Level: Elementary~Intermediate ========================= #Idiom #Cut #Corners βββββββββββββββββββ π@EnglishParaβοΈβοΈβοΈ
πΈMeaning: β Doing something quickly or poorly to save time or money.
πββExample: β If I cut corners, I have something left on Saturday to go shopping with. γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ°γ° Level: Elementary~Intermediate ========================= #Idiom #Cut #Corners βββββββββββββββββββ π@EnglishParaβοΈβοΈβοΈ
Chinaβs stock markets are some of the largest in the world, with total market capitalization reaching RMB 79 trillion (US$12.2 trillion) in 2020. Chinaβs stock markets are seen as a crucial tool for driving economic growth, in particular for financing the countryβs rapidly growing high-tech sectors.Although traditionally closed off to overseas investors, Chinaβs financial markets have gradually been loosening restrictions over the past couple of decades. At the same time, reforms have sought to make it easier for Chinese companies to list on onshore stock exchanges, and new programs have been launched in attempts to lure some of Chinaβs most coveted overseas-listed companies back to the country.
For some time, Mr. Durov and a few dozen staffers had no fixed headquarters, but rather traveled the world, setting up shop in one city after another, he told the Journal in 2016. The company now has its operational base in Dubai, though it says it doesnβt keep servers there.Mr. Durov maintains a yearslong friendship from his VK days with actor and tech investor Jared Leto, with whom he shares an ascetic lifestyle that eschews meat and alcohol.
