crossways

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Villaraigosa, a former labor leader who’s gotten crossways with teacher unions among other party mainstays, professed not to care.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Mr. Pieters said he first got crossways with the agency after a lawyer complained about his Twitter posts to his supervisors.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

In other words, it’s certainly possible, although the DOJ spokesman denies it, that yet again Barr has gotten crossways with his own department over religious liberty.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2020

Modly said he was aware his predecessor lost his job because the Navy “got crossways with the president,” and said, “I didn’t want that to happen again.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2020

Again he was carried downstream and again made crossways progress, stroking and kicking with power.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig