Verb
travel across or pass over
cut using a diagonal line
be contrary to ordinary procedure or limitations
Source: WordNetTo cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time. Cornelia Otis Skinner
In a period of economic downturn, the overwhelming instinct is to pare back, cut costs, and lay off. If you do that, do so with your strategy in mind. The worst mistake is to cut across the board. Instead, reconnect and recommit to a clear strategy that will distinguish yourself from others. Michael E. Porter
Smiling, I cut across the quadrangle toward the commons. I felt better about life than I had in a very long time. We could do this, Lissa and me. We could do this together. Richelle Mead
He had never read Proust, but he had somehow taken a short cut across the allotments and arrived at the same conclusions. Alan Bennett
No, teaching could be done as fast as a lightning bolt. He'd cut across the valleys of my deepest doubts, giving light to the darkest crevices of my beaten-down, inhibited mind, accessing a natural storytelling ability within me that was utterly profound! Victor Villaseñor
The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes. Bonnie Raitt