手を抜く

てをぬく

to cut corners

Meanings

  1. expression, godan verb, idiom to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to go easy (on an opponent); to hold back (in a competition, fight, etc.)
  2. go (game) to play a tenuki; to tenuki

Its kanji

In sentences

肝心かんじんなところで手てを抜ぬかない。 I don't cut corners when it comes to things that matter. #11054291