| English | Russian |
| at cross-purposes | не понимая друг друга (говорить: "Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) • "There's always another woman," she said quietly. "At some time or other. It's not necessarily fatal. We're talking at cross purposes, aren't we? We are not even talking about the same thing, perhaps." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| at cross-purposes | о разных вещах (говорить: "Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| at cross-purposes | недоразумение (применяется по контексту: "Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| at cross purposes | в различном направлении (Interex) |
| at cross purposes | друг против друга (Against one another; contrary in direction or goals. Interex) |
| at cross purposes | кто в лес, кто по дрова (VLZ_58) |
| at cross purposes | разные цели (Interex) |
| criss-cross applesauce | положив ногу на ногу (Cross-legged. Interex) |
| cross a fine line | перейти тонкую грань (delightfulangel) |
| cross a grass snake with a hedgehog | скрестить ужа и ежа (и получить два метра колючей проволоки :); т.е. сделать и получить что-нибудь невообразимое и никому не нужное; англ. словосочетание взято из кн.: Adams B. Tiny Revolutions in Russia: Twentieth-century Soviet and Russia history in anecdotes Alex_Odeychuk) |
| cross a line | зайти далеко (VLZ_58) |
| cross mind | осенить (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| cross mind | промелькнуть в голове (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| cross my heart and hope to die | умру, если совру (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| cross my heart and hope to die | не сойти мне с этого места (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| cross my heart and hope to die | зуб даю (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| cross my palm with silver | позолоти ручку (often humorous Pay someone for a favor or service, especially before having one's fortune told.: e.g. ‘I am the gipsy Zara, and if you cross my palm with silver, I will venture to advise you on your adventures.' 'More) |
| cross off | пометить что-либо завершённоеоконыенное (Interex) |
| cross off | завершить (Interex) |
| cross off | закончить (To finish; to mark something as complete. Interex) |
| cross someone's palm | взятка (To give money to a person, especially as a bribe or as an inducement to perform a service. Interex) |
| cross someone's palm | вознаграждение за услугу (Interex) |
| cross someone's path | перейти дорогу (VLZ_58) |
| cross someone's path | попадаться по случаю (To meet by chance. Interex) |
| cross someone's path | встретиться случайно (To meet by chance. Interex) |
| cross that bridge when one comes to it | решать проблемы по мере их появления (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| cross the aisle | отказавшись от одной политической партии перейти в другую (Тo resign from one's political party and join another party Interex) |
| cross the Great Divide | отойти в мир иной (delta) |
| don' t cross your bridges before you come to them | Наперёд не загадывай. Утро вечера мудрёнее (AmaliaRoot) |
| don't cross the bridge until you come to it | не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешь (giovane bimba) |
| dot the i's and cross the t's | уточнить все детали (The negotiations are nearly finished, but we still have to dot the i's and cross the t's. • Well, we haven't dotted the i's and crossed the t's, but the contract's nearly ready.) |
| dot the i's and cross the t's | причесать (The proposal's almost complete – all we have to do now is dot the i's and cross the t's. 4uzhoj) |
| double-cross | провести (He kills anyone who tries to double-cross him.) |
| double-cross | оставить с носом (george serebryakov) |
| double-cross | провести |
| it didn't even cross anyone's mind that | никому не пришло в голову, что (The meadow was nearby and an easy short hike away, so when she told the camp cook that she was headed over there no one thought anything of it. She walked off, but never came back. (...) It didn't even cross anyone's mind that something was amiss until Tom came back from his hunting trip in the late afternoon and she had still not returned.  mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver) |
| shout at all cross-roads | трубить на всех углах (Andrey Truhachev) |
| shout at all cross-roads | кричать на всех перекрёстках (Andrey Truhachev) |
| shout at all cross-roads | трубить на всех перекрёстках (narod.ru Andrey Truhachev) |
| talk at cross purposes | разговаривать, не понимая друг друга ("Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) • "There's always another woman," she said quietly. "At some time or other. It's not necessarily fatal. We're talking at cross purposes, aren't we? We are not even talking about the same thing, perhaps." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| talk at cross purposes | говорить о разных вещах ("Excuse me, Dr. Armstrong, I think we are a little at cross-purposes," said my friend, with dignity. • A flush of vexation passed over her expressive face. "We have been talking at cross purposes," said she. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) • "There's always another woman," she said quietly. "At some time or other. It's not necessarily fatal. We're talking at cross purposes, aren't we? We are not even talking about the same thing, perhaps." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| talk at cross purposes | не понимать друг друга (irishe4ka) |
| talk at cross-purposes | говорить о разных вещах (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| we will cross that bridge when we come to it | до этого ещё дожить надо (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| work at cross purposes | действовать кто во что горазд (The relief effort was characterized by a tendency to work at cross purposes instead of everyone working together VLZ_58) |
