scuttle across (something)

scuttle across (something)

To scamper or scurry across something very quickly. I nearly jumped out of my chair when I saw a cockroach scuttling across the table. We scuttled across the road as soon as there was a break in traffic.
See also: across, scuttle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

scuttle across something

to hurry across something. (Said especially of a small animal.) A tiny mouse scuttled across the kitchen floor and startled me. A rabbit scuttled across my path.
See also: across, scuttle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • scuttle
  • scuttle across
  • extend across
  • extend across (something)
  • get (something) across to (one)
  • run across
  • push (someone or something) across (something)
  • push across
  • flash across
  • flash across (something)