Please don't cut across the neighbor's yard anymore.
2. Fig. to reach beyond something; to embrace a wide variety; to slice across a figurative boundary or barrier. •His teaching cut across all human cultures and races.
•This rule cuts across all social barriers.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cut across something — cut across (something) to include many different groups. The appeal of these coffee places cuts across all social levels … New idioms dictionary
cut across something — … Useful english dictionary
cut across — (something) to include many different groups. The appeal of these coffee places cuts across all social levels … New idioms dictionary
cut across — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms cut across : present tense I/you/we/they cut across he/she/it cuts across present participle cutting across past tense cut across past participle cut across 1) cut across something to go across an area of land … English dictionary
cut across — verb 1. travel across or pass over (Freq. 4) The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day • Syn: ↑traverse, ↑track, ↑cover, ↑cross, ↑pass over, ↑get over, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cut across — cross or go through something instead of going around We decided to cut across the field because we were in a hurry to get to school … Idioms and examples
cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut — or short cut [kut] vt. cut, cutting [ME cutten, kytten < Late OE * cyttan < Scand base seen in Swed dial., Ice kuta, to cut with a knife: the word replaced OE ceorfan (see CARVE), snithan, scieran (see SHEAR) as used in its basic senses] I… … English World dictionary
cut-off — cutˈ off noun 1. That which cuts off or shortens, eg a straighter road, a shorter channel cut across a bend of a river 2. A bend thus cut off 3. A device for shutting off steam, water, light, electricity, supply of cartridges in a magazine rifle … Useful english dictionary
cut — 1 /kVt/ verb past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting 1 DIVIDE WITH KNIFE ETC (T) to divide something into two or more pieces using a sharp tool such as a knife: Do you want me to cut the cake? | The thieves had cut the phone … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
