across : Idioms & Phrases
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across the board
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adverb including all
- we got a pay raise across the board
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across the country
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adverb extending throughout an entire nation
nationally; nationwide; across the country.
- nationally advertised
- it was broadcast nationwide
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across the nation
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adverb extending throughout an entire nation
nationally; nationwide; across the country.
- nationally advertised
- it was broadcast nationwide
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across-the-board
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adjective satellite broad in scope or content
wide; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; extensive; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
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come across
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verb find unexpectedly
happen upon; fall upon; attain; come upon; chance upon; discover; light upon; strike; chance on.
- the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
- she struck a goldmine
- The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
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verb be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
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verb come together
see; come across; run into; meet; encounter.
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!
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verb communicate the intended meaning or impression
come over.
- He came across very clearly
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verb be received or understood
resonate.
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cut across
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verb travel across or pass over
traverse; track; pass over; cover; cross; cut through; get over; cut across.
- The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
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verb be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations
- Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines
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verb cut using a diagonal line
crosscut.
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get across
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verb communicate successfully
put over.
- I couldn't get across the message
- He put over the idea very well
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verb become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
get through; sink in; come home; fall into place; penetrate; dawn; click.
- It dawned on him that she had betrayed him
- she was penetrated with sorrow
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verb travel across or pass over
traverse; track; pass over; cover; cross; cut through; get over; cut across.
- The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
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go across
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verb go across or through
go through; pass.
- We passed the point where the police car had parked
- A terrible thought went through his mind
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look across
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verb be oriented in a certain direction
look out over; overlook; look out on.
- The house looks out on a tennis court
- The apartment overlooks the Hudson
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pass across
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verb make a passage or journey from one place to another
move through; transit; pass through; pass over.
- The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs
- "Some travelers pass through the desert
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put across
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verb transmit information
pass along; communicate; pass on; pass.
- Please communicate this message to all employees
- pass along the good news
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put one across
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verb fool or hoax
fool; put on; gull; take in; dupe; befool; put one over; cod; slang.
- The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone
- You can't fool me!
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run across
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verb come together
see; come across; run into; meet; encounter.
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!
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To come across
- to meet; to find, esp. by chance or suddenly. "We come across more than one incidental mention of those wars." E. A. Freeman. "Wagner's was certainly one of the strongest and most independent natures I ever came across." H. R. Heweis.
- to come upon or meet incidentally. Freeman.
Webster 1913
To cut across
- to pass over or through in the most direct way;
as, to .cut across a field
Webster 1913
To go across the country
- to go by a direct course across a region without following the roads.