cut across
To cross or go through instead of going around; go a short way.
Идти напрямую; напролом.
John didn't want to walk to the corner and turn, so he cut across the yard to the next street.
I decided to cut across the field.
Я решил пройти на прямую через поле.
To go beyond to include; stretch over to act on; affect.
The love for reading cuts across all classes of people, rich and poor.
dot the i's and cross the t's
To be careful, thorough, and pay close attention to detail.
"The best way to get an A on the final exam," the teacher said, "is for every one to dot the i's and cross the t's."
double-cross
To promise one thing and deliver another; to deceive.
Обмануть; "обвести вокруг пальца".
The lawyer double-crossed the inventor by manufacturing the gadget instead of fulfilling his promise to arrange a patent for his client.
Don’t trust Samuel Kortney, he is sure to double-cross you.
Не доверяй Самюэлю Кортни, он обязательно обманет тебя.
get across
To explain clearly, make (something) clear; to make clear the meaning of.
Mr. Brown is a good coach because he can get across the plays.
To become clear.
The teacher tried to explain the problem, but the explanation did not get across to the class.
put across
To explain clearly; make yourself understood; communicate.
He knew how to put his ideas across.
To get (something) done successfully; bring to success; make real.
He put across a big sales campaign.
The new librarian put across a fine new library building.
stumble across
To encounter a person or thing, mostly by accident.
I gave up looking for my old hat when I accidentally stumbled across it in a dark corner of the closet.
the tracks
across the tracks
side of the tracks
right side of the tracks
other side of the tracks
wrong side of the tracks
The line between the rich or fashionable part of town and the poor or unfashionable part of town. Often used in the expression the wrong side of the tracks.
The poor children knew they would not be welcome on the other side of the tracks.
Mary's mother did not want her to date Jack, because he came from across the tracks.
The mayor was born on the wrong side of the tracks, but he worked hard and became successful.