crawl across

crawl across (something)

1. Of a person, to move across an area on one's hands and knees. When I turned back around, the baby was already crawling across the room!
2. Of an animal or insect, to walk across an area. When I saw the bee crawling across the windowsill, I bolted out of the room.
See also: across, crawl
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

crawl across something

 and crawl along something
[for someone] to move across something on hands and knees; [for an insect or something similar] to walk across something. The wounded officer had to crawl across the open area to get to safety. The caterpillar crawled across the leaf and stopped at the end. She crawled along the catwalk, fearing to look down.
See also: across, crawl
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • crawl across (something)
  • cut across
  • cut across (something)
  • dart across
  • wade
  • wade across
  • glide
  • glide across
  • glide across (something)
  • streak across
References in classic literature
Polychrome, her beautiful gauzy robes floating around her like a rainbow cloud, went first, dancing back and forth and darting now here to pluck a wild-flower or there to watch a beetle crawl across the path.
The Road to Oz
As motorists crawl across they will certainly have opportunities to view the gruesome paintwork.
Bridge looking its age
A freight train had to crawl across the bridge earlier as crews worked to try and remove the lorry.
Traffic chaos as lorry gets stuck under city bridge
They crawl across the sea floor using their flexible arms for locomotion.
Brittle stars
Researchers at Activity Superstore have mapped out the ultimate gin crawl across the UK, which will take five days to complete and cost a total of [pounds sterling]1,428.89 on the proviso you buy a drink in every one of the 100 bars.
UK gin crawl takes five days to complete - but stop number 86 is on Teesside's doorstep; One of the pubs listed in the country-wide crawl isn't far away
HeavyHarrowtraffic was brought to a halt by "a drunk man trying to crawl across" a busy road.
'Drunk man trying to crawl across' busy Harrow road brought traffic to a standstill; Heavy traffic was brought to a standstill in Harrow by 'a drunk man' trying to make his way across the A5 on Sunday (August 5)
HAVING to crawl across wooden poles as a flooded river rages below is not your normal school run but that's what children have to endure in Rwanda.
Building bridges with kindness ..and football; Ulster engineer team head to Rwanda
TV's Kirstie Allsopp "If you'd spent your life being called Gyles Brandreth, you would crawl across broken glass to achieve the bliss, the simplicity, the purity, the joy of simply being called Bob."
QUOTES OFTHEDAY
Doctors hope to use electro-magnets to make the robot crawl across the lining of the patient's stomach.
The tiny robot surgeon you can swallow in pill
Thousands of students are expected to take part in the crawl across the UK this year, visiting "the best bars and clubs" in a fancy dress theme.
Prepare for Newcastle Carnage as the controversial and boozy student night returns; Hundreds of drunken students are expected to take part in the annual Carnage which this year has a theme of 'Animal Instinct - Unleash Your Beast'
Snakes don't crawl across sharp or very rough surfaces--it cuts their belly.
Keeping snakes out of the chicken coop
Watching a baby tentatively crawl across the room is every parent's joy, but getting a child to reach this milestone can be tricky.
Smart rug plays with your baby
Then watch it crawl across your window, cleaning as it goes.
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He waits for a connection, watching plasma crawl across the bar at the bottom of the screen.
MORNINGSERIAL
As a quick example, if I had the chance to work for Tiger Savage, then I would crawl across broken glass to do so.
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