cross over
Move between genres
Cross over means to move from one side to another, literally or figuratively.
You cross over a bridge, a border, or a threshold.
The phrase extends to switching allegiances or categories: a country singer who crosses over to pop, a voter who crosses over party lines.
In spiritual contexts, to cross over is to die—to pass from this world to the next.
- passingMoving by or temporary
- pass onTransmit to another
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
- intersectCross at a point
- demiseCessation of existence
transition · crisscross · pass away · genre bending · jump ship · switch · gene flow · genre-blending · go home · fusion · traverse · bridge · hybridity · syncretism · meet one's maker · dearly departed · remix · recombination
- passing throughgo through, pass through, traverse, transit, cut through
- defectiondefection, defect, defector, turncoat, desertion
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
transition/change
cross overstick with
Maintain commitment to
stay the course · hold firm · stay put · stand firm · stay true