cross over
To go from one side or one type of thing to a completely different one.
Meanings
To physically move from one side of something to the other, especially a road, border, or boundary.
"We crossed over the river using the old stone bridge at the edge of town."
To move into a different genre, field, or audience, especially in music or entertainment.
"The country singer crossed over to pop music and became an international star."
"She crossed over and found a whole new audience who'd never heard country music before."
— Rolling Stone Magazine, referring to Taylor Swift's genre transition (2014)
(Euphemism) To die; to pass from life into death, especially in a spiritual context.
"The family gathered around her bedside as she peacefully crossed over."
Has both literal (physical movement across a boundary) and figurative uses. The figurative sense of moving between music genres or entertainment fields is very common in entertainment journalism. Also used as a euphemism for dying in religious or informal contexts.
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