to double-cross
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6.5
- verb
- /ˈdʌbəlˌkrɔs/
:
traicionar
- She thought he was a friend, but he tried to double-cross her during the deal.
- try to double-cross
- think he double-crossed
- going to double-cross
Double Don't double cross me, bitch.
- Double Don't double cross me, bitch.
Examples
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The CIA have double-crossed us.
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I can't believe he double-crossed me
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- First you double-cross me...
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Oh, I'm going to double-cross you.
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It's fairly obvious these chaps intend to double cross us.
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It would do you no good to double-cross me.
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I don't like to be double-crossed.
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Until I was arrested in Berlin and double-crossed by Malcolm, I was an independent person, or thought I was.
Fiction book (1999) -
He double-crossed me, but I double-crossed him better.
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We can't double-cross him.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
111
4.1
Give people or information to an enemy
12
8.8
To betray someone to get something for yourself
5
6.6
To secretly betray someone who trusts you
1
8.1
To trick someone who trusts you by hiding your real plans to get something for yourself
Antonyms
How Treacherous
- Informal
1
7.8
32
6.5
- Informal
55
6.8
397
4.2
16
2.6
210
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Double-cross comes from putting together double ('two') and cross ('to betray' or 'to go against'), which gives the picture of someone being two-faced. So, to double-cross someone is to pretend to help them and then secretly betray them.