cross someone's T (English, verb)
expansion: cross someone's T (third-person singular simple present crosses someone's T, present participle crossing someone's T, simple past and past participle crossed someone's T)
Senses:
topics: government
military
nautical
politics
transport
war
glosses: To sail one's battle line across the front of the enemy battle line, allowing one to bring one's full firepower to bear on the enemy battle line while limiting the firepower that the enemy can use in return.
Forms:
form: crosses someone's T
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: crossing someone's T
tags: participle
present
form: crossed someone's T
tags: participle
past
form: crossed someone's T
tags: past