Collocations for "cross"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cross" in context.
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cross
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- cross the [street, road, intersection, tracks]
- cross at the [light, crosswalk, corner]
- cross the [room, building]
- cross the [section, platform]
- cross the [country, state]
- crossed the [country] [on foot, by car, on a bike]
- cross the [river, ocean]
- crossed the border (into)
- (has) crossed [a, the] line
- was crossed with [black, red, an "x"]
- crossed out the [sentence, mistakes]
- crossed [him, the idea] off (the list)
- cross the wires to [jump, start] the car
- crossing my fingers (that)
- cross my heart
- their [lives, paths] crossed (again)
- cross [dogs, animals, breeds]
- [careful not to, make sure you don't] cross her
- cross him at your own [peril, danger, risk]
- a [wooden, gold] cross
- the [Holy, Celtic] cross
- put a cross through the [line, word]
- [sign, initial] on the cross
- mark the [spot] with a cross
- the cross marks the [spot, place, location] (where)
- bore the cross of their [misfortunes, suffering, troubles]
- we all have our cross to bear
- the cross of [Jesus, God]
- the [symbol, image] of the Cross
- made the sign of the cross
- Jesus (Christ) was [killed, crucified, hung] on the cross
- died on the cross
- was nailed to the cross
- wears a cross on a [chain, necklace]
- was a cross between a [comedy] and a [tragedy]
- is a [collie-greyhound] cross
- is a cross between a [wolf] and a [dog]
- the striker [missed, headed, converted, scored from] the cross
- make the cross from [theatre] to [film]
- was (very) [cross] at her [daughter, son]
- their [behavior, decisions] made her cross
- was very cross (about)
- don't be (too) cross with me
- a cross section of a [house, boat, person]
- they were (talking) at cross purposes
- cross stitch (patterns)
- cross the [street, road, intersection, tracks]
- a [wooden, gold] cross
- was (very) [cross] at her [daughter, son]
- cross at the [light, crosswalk, corner]
- the [Holy, Celtic] cross
- their [behavior, decisions] made her cross
- cross the [room, building]
- put a cross through the [line, word]
- was very cross (about)
- cross the [section, platform]
- [sign, initial] on the cross
- don't be (too) cross with me
- cross the [country, state]
- mark the [spot] with a cross
- a cross section of a [house, boat, person]
- crossed the [country] [on foot, by car, on a bike]
- the cross marks the [spot, place, location] (where)
- a cross-country run
- cross the [river, ocean]
- bore the cross of their [misfortunes, suffering, troubles]
- they were (talking) at cross purposes
- crossed the border (into)
- we all have our cross to bear
- cross stitch (patterns)
- (has) crossed [a, the] line
- the cross of [Jesus, God]
- was crossed with [black, red, an "x"]
- the [symbol, image] of the Cross
- crossed out the [sentence, mistakes]
- made the sign of the cross
- crossed [him, the idea] off (the list)
- Jesus (Christ) was [killed, crucified, hung] on the cross
- cross the wires to [jump, start] the car
- died on the cross
- crossing my fingers (that)
- was nailed to the cross
- cross my heart
- wears a cross on a [chain, necklace]
- their [lives, paths] crossed (again)
- was a cross between a [comedy] and a [tragedy]
- cross [dogs, animals, breeds]
- is a [collie-greyhound] cross
- [careful not to, make sure you don't] cross her
- is a cross between a [wolf] and a [dog]
- cross him at your own [peril, danger, risk]
- the striker [missed, headed, converted, scored from] the cross
- make the cross from [theatre] to [film]
'cross' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
I
- Mexican
- area
- attempt
- award
- barrier
- bike
- border
- bow
- calendar
- careful
- chapter
- checklist
- cultural
- divide
- donkey
- dot
- duplicate
- embroidery
- examination
- functional
- goal
- grave
- heavy
- holy
- hurdle
- lawyer
- list
- looking
- measured
- neck
- needle
- ocean
- passion
- pattern
- plank
- prosecution
- prosecutor
- punish
- rail
- reference
- run
- runner
- safe
- section
- shade
- ski
- southern
- spoke
- strictly