take the easy way out
English
Verb
take the easy way out (third-person singular simple present takes the easy way out, present participle taking the easy way out, simple past took the easy way out, past participle taken the easy way out)
- To cut corners; to take shortcuts to avoid pain or struggle to achieve a desired result.
- To commit suicide.
- The victims showed no relief when they learned that the perpetrator had killed himself in prison, stating that the perpetrator took the easy way out.