across the counter
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Where other chefs might bark flat instructions or wave a knife in frustration, her words felt like a hand on your shoulder, a wink across the counter.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025
Next in line, we approached her with our scores and as she draped them across the counter, she looked at me and said, “You two are really sweet.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023
One customer, a retired shipyard worker, routinely ordered online, picked up his food wearing a mask and slipped a crisp $50 bill across the counter.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2021
The interaction across the counter 15 minutes later felt similarly familial, despite two masks and a sheet of plexiglass between us.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2021
When Francie brought a ticket and a dime back and pushed them across the counter, he gave her the wrapped shirt and two lichee nuts in exchange.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
