cut across something phrasal verb (see also cut)
if a problem or feeling cuts across different groups of people, they are all affected by it:
Domestic violence seems to cut across most social divisions.

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cut across
cut across (something)
to include many different groups.
The appeal of these coffee places cuts across all social levels.

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cut across something
cut across (something)
to include many different groups.
The appeal of these coffee places cuts across all social levels.

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cut across
to cross or go through something instead of going around it
We decided to cut across the field because we were in a hurry to get to school.

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cut across
v.
1. To cross or go through instead of going around; go a short way.
John didn't want to walk to the corner and turn, so he cut across the yard to the next street.
2. To go beyond to include; stretch over to act on; affect.
The love for reading cuts across all classes of people, rich and poor.

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