double cross
noun
a betrayal or swindle of a colleague.
had been double-crossing
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past perfect progressiveof double-cross.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Arnold Rivers had been double-crossing Dunmore ... or had Dunmore been double-crossing Rivers?
From Murder in the Gunroom by H. Beam Piper
