on the cross

English

Etymology

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Prepositional phrase

on the cross

1. dishonestly
   • 1905, Arthur Morrison, Divers Vanities:

     […] in fact, any high mobs-man could get nine pounds each for tenners got “on the cross”; […]

Antonyms

• on the square