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Phrase(s): cross over
1. to cross something such as a river or a street. • This is a very wide river. Where do we cross over? • Let’s cross over here where it’s shallow. 2. to change sides, from one to another. • Some players from the other team crossed over and joined ours after the tournament. 3. Euph. to die. • Uncle Herman crossed over long before Aunt Helen., Phrase(s): cross over something
to go some place by crossing a border, river, mountain range, etc. • Do we want to cross over the river at this point? • How do we cross over the highway?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Change from one field or affiliation to another, as in Graham Greene crossed over from the Anglican to the Roman Catholic Church, or If he doesn't run I'm going to cross over to the Democratic Party. [First half of 1900s] 2. Also, cross over to the other side. Die, as in It's a year since my grandmother crossed over to the other side. [c. 1930]
American Heritage Idioms