{v.} 1. To cross or go through instead of going around; go a short way. * /John didn't want to walk to the corner and turn, so he cut across the yard to the next street./ 2. To go beyond to include; stretch over to act on; affect. * /The love for reading cuts across all classes of people, rich and poor./
CUT ACROSS
Meaning of CUT ACROSS in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012