cross the river

present singular third person crosses the river · participle present crossing the river · participle past crossed the river · past crossed the river

1. Synonym of pass the river (to die)

   He had come back over the frontier of death. nails, spears, and a cross. Today bombs, mines, torpedoes, and shells. The same death. But death has lost its sting since Jesus crossed the river.

   2014, Horton Davies, Marie-Helene Davies, David Cain, How Far Down Dare I Drink?: Promises Greater Than Dreams, page 82

   Synonyms: pass the river