cut across

Definition of Cut Across in English :

travel across or pass over

Example Sentences:
'The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day'

2. cut across

be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations

Example Sentences:
'Opinions on bombing the Serbs cut across party lines'

3. crosscut, cut across

cut using a diagonal line

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cut Across

verb (preposition)

1. (intransitive)

to be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations

opinion on European integration still cuts clean across party lines

2.

to cross or traverse, making a shorter route

she cut across the field quickly

to take a shorter course by going straight across as in a diagonal direction