'cut across' definitions:

Definition of 'cut across'

From: WordNet
verb
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, cut across]
verb
Be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations; "Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines"
verb
Cut using a diagonal line [syn: crosscut, cut across]

Synonyms of 'cut across'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'cut across'