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A pun on cross (“angry”) and cross (“to lay one thing over another”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cross as two sticks
Today it means: Particularly ill-natured and disagreeable. Full definition →
Today it means: Particularly ill-natured and disagreeable. Full definition →
A pun on cross (“angry”) and cross (“to lay one thing over another”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.