cross over
Idioms-
Change from one field or affiliation to another, as in Graham Greene crossed over from the Anglican to the Roman Catholic Church , or If he doesn't run I'm going to cross over to the Democratic Party . [First half of 1900s]
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Also, cross over to the other side . Die, as in It's a year since my grandmother crossed over to the other side . [c. 1930]
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Early in the opera, otherworldly figures arrive to urge the ghosts to cross over, with multiple copies of each one’s tempter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Yestin Duran, a 31-year-old beverage vendor, said she feared that "gangsters and robbers can cross over" more easily from Brazil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
"We didn't think that it would cross over and be as big as it became."
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Alexander is the first NBC journalist to cross over to MS NOW since the split.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
The words fall over each other in his mind the way the tree branches outside cross over one another.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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