creep across Idiom, Proverb

across the board

affecting all people, applies to everything We want a salary increase across the board - for all positions.

come across

seem to be, appear to be You came across as being angry, not just disappointed.consent to have sex, get laid, go all the way You kiss me as though you're going to come across, but then you say no.

get across

explain, make something understood I had a hard time trying to get across to him the importance of taking care of his computer discs.

put across

explain clearly, make oneself understood He spends a lot of effort trying to put across clearly what he wants to say.

run across

discover, happen to see, run into While I was in Vancouver, I ran across an old friend of yours.

cut across

1．go a short way；take a short cut across 走捷径；抄近路穿过
They didn't want to walk to the corner and turn，so they cut across the lane to the bus stop．他们不想走到街道的拐角处拐弯而是穿过小巷到了汽车站。
We can gain time if we cut across this field．如果我们抄近路从这田野横穿过去，就可以赢得时间。
2．interrupt 打断
Her loud voice cut across their conversation．她的高嗓门打断了我们的谈话。
3．contradict；be opposite to 跟…相抵触；与…背道而驰
The chairman's decision cuts across the opinion of the whole committee．主席的决定与委员会全体成员的意见背道而驰。
I don't wish to press my suggestion if it woulh cut across anything you have in mind．如果我的建议违背你的想法的话，我不打算强迫你接受。

drop across

1．pay a causal visit；come across to visit串门；随便拜访
Mrs Barton lives on the other side of the road．She often drops across to have coffee with us．巴顿太太住在马路那边。她经常来串门和我们一起喝咖啡。
On my way back from school I'll drop across at my friend's home．放学回来的路上，我要顺便去我朋友家看看。
2．bring带来
I'll drop the book across to you this evening．今晚我把那本书给你带来。

go across

1．move across 过（马路）；渡（海）
We go across to the island every summer；it's so peaceful there．我们每年夏天都渡海到那个岛上，那儿非常宁静。
They went across to the other side of the street．他们从这一边横穿到街的另一边去了。
2．become understood or accepted 被理解；被接受
Did your speech go across to the crowd all right？你的讲话那群人都理解了吗？

stumble across

Idiom(s): stumble across someone or something AND stumble into sb or sth stumble on sb or sth

Theme: DISCOVERY

to find someone or something, usually by accident.
• I stumbled across an interesting book yesterday when I was shopping.
• Guess who I stumbled into at the library yesterday?
• I stumbled on a real bargain at the bookstore last week.

put sth across

Idiom(s): put something across AND get something across

Theme: PERSUASION

to convince someone of something; to get a plan accepted.
• After many weeks of trying, we were unable to put our plan across. They refused to accept it.
• We just couldn't get it across.

creep beyond (something)

To move slowly, and generally stealthily, beyond a accurate breadth or surface. The bandit crept beyond the backyard and again opened a window to get into the house. When I saw the bee bit-by-bit beyond the windowsill, I anchored out of the room. The sunlight crept beyond my face and woke me up.Learn more: across, creep

creep beyond something

1. Lit. to move beyond article boring and carefully; to bastard beyond something. The soldiers crept boring beyond the braiding bridge. The cat crept beyond the floor, stalking the mouse.
2. Fig. [for light, fog, etc.] to move boring beyond a abode or an area. A abundant fog crept beyond the littoral areas. The spotlight crept beyond the date from one ancillary to the other, as if attractive for the performer.Learn more: across, creep

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