crossing



cross (one's) bows

To annoy or irritate. Boy, you are really crossing my bows today. Why can't you just do what I ask without arguing about it?
See also: bow, cross

cross the Great Divide

To die. I'm really scared that mom is going to cross the Great Divide any day now. The doctors are saying that it's only a matter of time.
See also: cross, divide, great

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aubry['ɔ:bri]
Tamati-Maori
DulceDOOL-the (Spanish), DOOL-se (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Shprintzel-Yiddish
Benjamin['bendʒəmin]
MarleenMAHR-leen (English)Dutch, English