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Definition short-circuit in British English
short-circuit verb
verb
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2
to avoid dealing with all the details involved in something, so that you can do it more quickly and easily
Example
Junior members of the party have decided to short-circuit the process and go direct to the top.
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3
to prevent something such as a career, plan, process etc from being successful
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