His constant complaining is a heavy cross to take up.
cross to take up
idiomAlternative form of cross to bear.
She accepted the responsibility of caring for her aging parents as a difficult cross to take up.
He viewed his lifelong struggle with chronic illness as a silent, solitary cross to take up, rarely speaking of the burden to those around him.
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come home by weeping cross
To return in disappointment, or in a spirit of contrition.
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cross my heart
A declaration that the speaker is telling the truth.
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cross my heart and hope to die
Added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said
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cross of gold
A public policy which puts the interests of the rich ahead of those of the poor.
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cross off
To strike out; to cross out; to draw a line through.
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cross out
To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).
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cross paths
To be, by chance, in the same physical place at the same time, as a result of two completely separate journeys; to encounter or meet each other.
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cross someone's palm
To pay for goods or a service.