crossing



cross (one's) bows

To annoy or irritate. Boy, you are really crossing my bows today. Why can't you just do what I ask without arguing about it?
See also: bow, cross

cross the Great Divide

To die. I'm really scared that mom is going to cross the Great Divide any day now. The doctors are saying that it's only a matter of time.
See also: cross, divide, great

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CosmoKAWZ-moEnglish
Marikomah-ṙee-koJapanese
Joachimzho-a-KEEM (French), YO-ah-khim (German), yo-AH-khim (German), yaw-AH-kheem (Polish), JO-ə-kim (English)French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Reina (1)-Spanish
Arnold['a:nəld]
Svjetlana-Croatian, Serbian