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cut across

verb

intr to be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations
opinion on European integration still cuts clean across party lines
to cross or traverse, making a shorter route
she cut across the field quickly

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Idioms and Phrases

Go beyond, transcend, as in The new regulations cut across class lines . This figurative use of cut across , which literally means “run through” or “intersect,” dates from the 1920s.

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Thao was accused of bungling the city’s finances, contributing to a budget shortfall that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts across government departments.

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She also faced accusations of bungling the city’s finances, contributing to a dire budget shortfall this fiscal year that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts across government departments.

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Noboa's ratings fell last year, in particular after widespread drought caused extreme power cuts across the country.

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Still, anger over the law’s limits cuts across partisan lines, and new tests are arising.

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The devastating fires cut across social classes, with a death toll that has reached at least 29 people.

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