double-crossed
past simple and past participle ofdouble-cross
double-cross
verb[T]
informaluk/ˌdʌb.əlˈkrɒs/us/ˌdʌb.əlˈkrɑːs/todeceivesomeone byworkingonly foryourownadvantagein the (usuallyillegal)activitiesyou haveplannedtogether:
Thediamondthiefdouble-crossed hispartnersand gave them onlyworthlessfakejewels.
Cheating & tricking
- anti-fraud
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- bluff
- fiddle
- have an eye to/for the main chanceidiom
- havesomeoneon
- hoax
- hocus-pocus
- honeyfuggle
- hustle
- pull the wool oversomeone'seyesidiom
- punk
- put one over onsomeoneidiom
- putsomethingacross/oversomeone
- putsomethingon
- racket
- snooker
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Disloyalty, betrayal & treason
Examplesofdouble-crossed
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Quite bluntly—if this is a parliamentary word—many of us feel that we have beendouble-crossed.
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They feel that they have beendouble-crossed, that they have been treated in a most churlish manner.
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He said the trouble was that the party did not know when they could rely upon their allies, who haddouble-crossedthem.
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Certainly the local authorities feel that they have beendouble-crossed.
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They are not saying that, because we believe that we have been deceived anddouble-crossed.
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Was it right that their claim should be allowed when the municipal busmen were nearlydouble-crossedover their claim?
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They havedouble-crossedthe electors, and in that respect they are cheap frauds and liars.
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Unless he does so, how can the doctors avoid fearing that there is a chance of their beingdouble-crossed?
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To put it bluntly, have we not beendouble-crossedby them?
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On one occasion it concerned a member who had beendouble-crossedby his campaign manager.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tracking down the agent whodouble-crossedhim, and eluding the police simultaneously, he becomes both the hunter and the hunted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Shedouble-crossedhim and stole the circuit templates, intending to sell them herself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Giuseppe suspects that he is beingdouble-crossedby his once faithful friend.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was promised a pardon, but wasdouble-crossedand locked up with those he captured.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When he tries to deliver the parcel, he realizes that he has beendouble-crossed, and that his former boss is now a double agent.
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- prior agreement
- prior approval
- prior arrangement
- prior art
- prior belief
- prior consent
- prior consultation
- prior conviction
- prior decision
- prior distribution
- prioress
- prior existence
- prior expectation
- prior experience
- prior exposure
- prior generation
- prior history
- prior investigation
- prioritize
- prioritized
- prioritizing
- priority
- priority booking
- priority-booking
- priority claim