cut across

He knew not to bite on the play-action fake and that the receiver would, in a matter of seconds, cut across the center of the field on his route.

Lord Mandelson's emails "cut across the whole approach that I've taken on violence against women and girls for many years and this government's", he added.

The prime minister has criticised government spending under Trudeau as "unsustainable" and has asked his finance minister to find programme spending cuts across departments that would increase to 15% reductions over the next three years.

The admiration for Kirk’s political organizing skills and mental acuity cut across political lines.

Wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer compounded his team’s inability to move the ball by dropping a pass while cutting across the field on third and four.