If an issue or problem cuts across the division between two or more groups of people, it affects or matters to people in all the groups.
The problem cuts across all socioeconomic lines and affects all age groups...
PHRASAL VERB : V P n
If an issue or problem cuts across the division between two or more groups of people, it affects or matters to people in all the groups.
The problem cuts across all socioeconomic lines and affects all age groups...
PHRASAL VERB : V P n
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006