CUT ACROSS SOMETHING
найдено в "Dictionary of American idioms"
cut across something: translationcut across something1. and cut across Lit. to travel across a particular area; to take a shortcut across a particular area. •Please don't cut across the neighbor's yard anymore.
2. Fig. to reach beyond something; to embrace a wide variety; to slice across a figurative boundary or barrier. •His teaching cut across all human cultures and races.
•This rule cuts across all social barriers.