cross up someone
cross up
1. To deceive or swindle someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cross" and "up." Don't cross up that guy if you want a job in publishing—he's a celebrated editor.
2. To confuse or mix up one or more things. I must have crossed up the files—this paperwork doesn't belong in here.
See also: cross, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
cross up someone
verbSee cross someone up
See also: cross, someone, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- cross up
- at cross purposes
- at cross-purposes
- divide
- cross the Great Divide
- cross with
- cross the big pond
- purpose
- cross purpose
- cross (one) (up)