CROSS UP Definition & Meaning

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cross up

Betray, double-cross, cheat, as in Jack crossed up his buddies and told the police they had broken in . Originally this usage often was put simply as to cross . [Early 1800s]
Confuse, muddle, as in We all planned to meet at the restaurant but several of us got crossed up as to time and place .

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“That was a hell of an experience,” Johnson said of trying to cross up a player known for his crossover.

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A decent chance is carved out when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall stands a high-hanging cross up for Wilfred Ndidi.

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And, considering what Garrett unveiled last week, maybe it’s channeling his own inner basketball player to cross up Browns rookie tackle Dawand Jones.

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Hoping to try to negate a strong Raiders’ pass rush and cross up an LA team that surely figured Seattle wouldn’t try to run it much, Knox decided to run, run and run some more.

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Parishioners put together their offering after the Monday Mass. They draped red, white and blue tablecloths over the railings of a trailer and stood a wooden cross up in the back.

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