double-cross
[verb]
Synonyms: betray, cheat, defraud, hoodwink, mislead, swindle, trick, two-time (informal)

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ˌdouble-ˈcross verb [transitive]
to cheat someone, especially after you have agreed to do something dishonest with them
—double cross noun [countable]
—double-crosser noun [countable]

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double-cross
to deceive someone, to promise one thing and then do another
The man tried to double-cross his partner but was caught and sent to jail.

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double cross
v. To promise one thing and deliver another; to deceive.
The lawyer double-crossed the inventor by manufacturing the gadget instead of fulfilling his promise to arrange a patent for his client.
Compare: SELL DOWN THE RIVER, TWO-TIME.

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double-cross someone
to deceive someone, to promise one thing and then do another
The man tried to double-cross his partner but was caught and sent to jail.

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