[{"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 prese una scorciatoia.' This idiom refers to taking a route that is shorter or more direct than the usual or expected one, often to save time or effort."}]