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—double-crosser, n./dub"euhl kraws", -kros"/, v.t. Informal.to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.[1900-05]
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double-cross — double cross, double cross double cross . teh act of double crossing; the betrayal or swindling of a collaborator or colleague. Syn: cross, betray. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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double-cross — double crosses, double crossing, double crossed VERB If someone you trust double crosses you, they do something which harms you instead of doing something they had promised to do. [INFORMAL] [V n] Don t try and double cross me, Taylor, because I… … English dictionary
double-cross — 1834, from DOUBLE (Cf. double) + CROSS (Cf. cross) in the sense of pre arranged swindle or fix. Originally to win a race after promising to lose it. As a verb from 1903, Amer.Eng … Etymology dictionary
double-cross — v [T] to cheat someone, especially after you have agreed to do something dishonest with them >double cross n >double crosser n … Dictionary of contemporary English
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