Verb
cross the river (third-person singular simple present crosses the river, present participle crossing the river, simple past and past participle crossed the river)
Synonym of pass the river (to die)
In the rainy season, sometimes to get to the first lesson we had to run really quick, because we had to cross the river to school and we'd have to go up and down the bank to find a place to cross because there is no bridge. Haile Gebrselassie
The raft is used to cross the river. It isn't to be carried around on your shoulders. The finger which points at the moon isn't the moon itself. Nhat Hanh
Few cross the river of time and are able to reach non-being. Most of them run up and down only on this side of the river. But those who when they know the law follow the path of the law, they shall reach the other shore and go beyond the realm of death. Horace
Some people believe that when you die, you cross the River of Death and have to pay the ferryman. People don't seem to worry about that these days. Perhaps there's a bridge now. Terry Pratchett
Do not kick away the canoe which helped you to cross the river. Madagascan Proverb
You can make a mule cross the river but you cant make him drink the water. Creole Proverb