teo nuku

Godan Verb (ku)
Idiomatic Expression

1. to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to go easy (on an opponent); to hold back (in a competition, fight, etc.)

それは定石 じょうせき とうりというだけで、手 いたわけではないのです。
sorewa jōsekidōrito iudakede teo nuita wakedewa nai nodesu.
That's just standard practise, it's not like they're cutting corners.