cut across something

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˌcut aˈcross sth derived
1. to affect or be true for different groups that usually remain separate
•Opinion on this issue cuts across traditional political boundaries.
2. (also ˌcut ˈthrough sth)to go across sth in order to make your route shorter
•I usually cut across the park on my way home.
Main entry: ↑cut_derived