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Definition of cut across phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cut across

phrasal verb
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cut across something
  1. to affect or be true for different groups that usually remain separate
    • Opinion on this issue cuts across traditional political boundaries.
  2. to go across something in order to make your route shorter
    • I usually cut across the park on my way home.
See cut across in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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