WordNet
cut across
v. travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through]
be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
cut using a diagonal lines [syn: crosscut]
Usage examples of "cut across".
His yearning for Sharon cut across logic and shouted down his fumbling attempts to map a strategy.