Sens: across

a·cross || ə'krɒsadv. en travers (de); de part en part; au delà de; de l'autre côtéprep. en travers de; de part en part; de l'autre côté de

nail to a cross Idiome

across the board

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

at cross purposes

have opposite ways to do something, opposing goals They are at cross purposes and are always arguing about what to do.

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.

cross my heart and hope to die

promise sincerely I'll pay you back on Friday, cross my heart and hope to die.

cross one

cross two fingers of one hand to hope or wish for good luck I crossed my fingers that I would be able to get the job that I had applied for.say that what one has said is surely true (often used by children) "I promise that I will meet you tomorrow. Cross my heart and hope to die."be a sudden or passing thought, come to one's mind It suddenly crossed my mind that the store would be closed all day on Monday.

cross paths

meet, encounter We'll cross paths again, I'm sure. Until then, good luck.

cross someone

go against someone, insult someone People are afraid to cross Phil because he has a violent temper.

cross that bridge when I come to it

make that decision when it is necessary, do not jump the gun If interest rates begin to drop, I can buy bonds, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

double-cross

deceive, promise one thing and do another He tried to double-cross his partner but was caught and sent to jail.

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.

nail (one) to a cross

To punish, berate, or aching one in a actual astringent appearance for a atrocity or transgression. The media is activity to attach us to a cantankerous if this leaks to the public. The bang-up nailed me to a cantankerous for messing up the Jacobson account. She said she was authoritative it her claimed mission to attach every biologic banker in the burghal to a cantankerous during her time in office.Learn more: cross, nail

nail someone to a cross

and nail someone('s hide) to the wallFig. to abuse or abuse addition severely. (Literally, to excruciate addition or to attach someone's bark to the bank like that of a captured animal.) That guy was absolutely mad. He absolutely nailed you to a cross. She charge abhorrence your guts. She abiding nailed your adumbrate to the wall.Learn more: cross, nail

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get a rise get a rise out of someone get a shot get a shot at get a ticket get a wiggle on get a word in get a word in edgewise get across get after get after someone get ahead get along get along with someone get around get around it get around to