crawl across (something)

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
  • cut across
  • cut across (something)
  • dart across
  • wade
  • wade across
  • glide
  • glide across
  • glide across (something)
  • streak across