double cross
noun
a betrayal or swindle of a colleague.
double-crossing
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present participleof double-cross.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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She also played a double-crossing hotel detective inspector as well as a member of a wedding party singing purposefully off key lyrics, inspired by “Espresso,” to expose bad behavior at the bachelorette party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2024
People loathed her double-crossing, despised her blind self-serving moves and they really, really hated her hair.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2024
Within a decade, he was double-crossing the bureau.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
If Dado’s “Simpatico” doesn’t provide an equivalent catharsis, it’s only because Shepard’s elaborately mapped tale of double-crossing and horse-racing will never hang together as a consistent story.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2017
Entire plots were hatched around swiping food, complete with double-crossing, backstabbing, intrigue, outright robbery, and gobbled evidence.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
