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cut across
  1. 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]

  2. be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"

  3. 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.