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Double cross   /dˈəbəl krɔs/   Listen
Double cross

noun
1.
An act of betrayal.  Synonym: double-crossing.  "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing"






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"Double cross" Quotes from Famous Books



... arousing the Magpie's suspicions; and, as a corollary to that, afterward, with the subsequent events, would come—the deluge! The law of the underworld was clear, concise, and admitting of no appeal on that point; to double cross a pal meant, sooner or later, a knife thrust, a blackjack, or—But what difference did it make what form the execution of the sentence took? And, since, then, that was out of the question, since he could not keep the Magpie away without practically risking his own ...
— The Adventures of Jimmie Dale • Frank L. Packard

... costume, and had gone to put on his uniform. This was M. de Puy, a handsome and venerable old man, with white hair, pleasant expression, and winning voice. He soon came back in his mayor's robes, wearing his scarf and his double cross of St. Louis and the Legion of Honour. But neither his age nor his dignity made the slightest impression on these people; they did not even allow him to get back to the hotel door, but knocked him down and trampled him under foot, ...
— Celebrated Crimes, Complete • Alexandre Dumas, Pere



Words linked to "Double cross" :   double-crosser, sell, perfidy, betrayal, betray, double-crossing, treason, treachery



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