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3 English Phrasal Verbs With 'CROSS'

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We have definitions for 3 phrasal verbs with 'CROSS'

3 phrasal verbs with 'CROSS'

Cross off

  1. Delete, remove from a list
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She CROSSED him OFF her Christmas card list after they argued.

Cross out

  1. Put as line through some writing to show it is wrong
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She CROSSED OUT her mistakes and wrote the correct answers above them.

Cross up

  1. Confuse, deceive
    (Separable [obligatory] | American English)
    » Example: The treasure map was deliberately drawn to CROSS us UP.

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