SHORT-CIRCUIT

bypass (an obstruction, custom, etc.). —Academy Level I I I Glossary

(informal) get around; avoid; bypass. All we've really done is short-circuit this thing to a good look. -Man's Search and Scientology's Answer (4 July 1957) bypass (an obstruction, custom, etc.). You can short-circuit it to that degree and still make it work. -ARC Breaks and the Comm Cycle (24 July 63)