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  Also, cross that bridge when you come to it. Deal with a situation when, and not before, it occurs. For example, If we can’t sell the house—well, we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. The ultimate origin of this proverb, a caution not to anticipate trouble and often put as don’t cross a […]

• Cross-action

  [kraws-ak-shuh n, kros-] /ˈkrɔsˌæk ʃən, ˈkrɒs-/ noun, Law. 1. an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff.

• Cross-addicted

  [kraws-uh-dik-tid, kros-] /ˈkrɔs əˈdɪk tɪd, ˈkrɒs-/ adjective 1. addicted to two or more substances simultaneously.

• Crossandra

  [kruh-san-druh, -sahn-, kraw-] /krəˈsæn drə, -ˈsɑn-, krɔ-/ noun 1. any of several plants of the genus Crossandra, native to Africa and Asia, especially C. infundibuliformis, having glossy leaves and red-orange flowers and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. /krɒˈsɑːndrə/ noun 1. any shrub of the free-flowering mostly African genus Crossandra, grown in greenhouses for their large […]

• Cross as a bear

  Grumpy, ill-humored, annoyed, as in Stay away from Claire; she’s cross as a bear this morning. Unlike the earlier cross as two stocks, this survives even though the adjective cross for “ill-tempered” is otherwise not used much in America. It is sometimes amplified as cross as a bear with a sore head. [ Early 1700s […]

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