- cross one's path
- {v. phr.} To meet or encounter someone; to come upon someone more by accident than by plan. * /Surprisingly, I crossed John's path in Central Park one afternoon./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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To cross one's path — Cross Cross, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crossed} (kr[o^]st; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crossing}.] 1. To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cross one's path — {v. phr.} To meet or encounter someone; to come upon someone more by accident than by plan. * /Surprisingly, I crossed John s path in Central Park one afternoon./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cross\ one's\ path — v. phr. To meet or encounter someone; to come upon someone more by accident than by plan. Surprisingly, I crossed John s path in Central Park one afternoon … Словарь американских идиом
Cross — Cross, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crossed} (kr[o^]st; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crossing}.] 1. To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to cross the arms. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross the letter t … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
path — /path, pahth/, n., pl. paths /padhz, pahdhz, paths, pahths/. 1. a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals. 2. a narrow walk or way: a path through a garden; a bicycle path. 3. a route, course, or track along which… … Universalium
cross — crossable, adj. crossability, n. /kraws, kros/, n., v., adj., crosser, crossest. n. 1. a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, upon which persons were formerly put to death. 2. any object, figure, or mark… … Universalium
path — n 1. footpath, Brit. footway, towpath, bike path, bikeway; pathway, trail, track; walk, walkway, sidewalk; median, centerstrip, mall, island; passage, passageway, alley, by path, byway, crosscut, short cut; by road, by street, side road or… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Path 26 — is a set of three 500 kV power lines that forms Southern California Edison s (SCE) intertie with Pacific Gas Electric (PG E) to the north. Since PG E s power grid and SCE s grid both have interconnections to elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest and … Wikipedia
cross — [krôs, kräs] n. [< ME cros & crois; cros < OE cros & ON kross, both < OIr cros < L crux (gen. crucis), a cross < IE * kreuk , extension of base * (s)ker , to turn, bend > L curvus; ME crois < OFr < L crux] 1. an upright… … English World dictionary
cross — ► NOUN 1) a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or x). 2) an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 3) a cross shaped decoration awarded for bravery or indicating rank in… … English terms dictionary
