double cross
noun
a betrayal or swindle of a colleague.
had double-crossed
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past perfectof double-cross.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Bonnet returned to find that Blackbeard had double-crossed him and dumped most of Bonnet's crew, stripped the Revenge of supplies and sailed off with the loot.
From Salon ● May 21, 2022
If Luke didn’t know Jen—hadn’t known her, he corrected himself with a wince—and if he didn't know how much she’d trusted her father, he would have been certain that Jen’s father had double-crossed her.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
They told him a man named Paddington had double-crossed you, but of course I knew that was all rot, the minute I’d doped it out.
From The Crevice by Will Grefé
The double-cross would have been an excellent racing trade-mark for the Pitkin stable, because Pitkin had double-crossed every one who ever trusted him, every one with whom he had come in contact.
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
The young cub had double-crossed him and placed himself in Willa's hands—and incidentally landed his erstwhile tyrant in the same position.
From The Fifth Ace by George W. Gage
