[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to understand the nuances of an English idiom and I was wondering, how would you translate the phrase 'He took a short cut' into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The phrase 'He took a short cut' can be translated into Italian as 'Lui ha preso una scorciatoia.' This idiom means that someone has found a quicker or more direct way to do something, often by avoiding the usual or longer route."}]