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Idiom idiom

cross someone's path


To meet someone by chance.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

I hope I cross your path again soon.

CONTEXTUAL

It was a total surprise to cross his path while walking through the city center yesterday.

COMPLEX

In a city of millions, it felt like fate when I finally crossed the path of the person who had inspired my career.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  2. 02

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  3. 03

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  4. 04

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  5. 05

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

  6. 06

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

  7. 07

    bash someone's head

    To beat up someone violently.

  8. 08

    be someone's to lose

    To be anticipated to be won by someone.

Last updated August 10, 2026