across the street
idiom
: on or to the other side of the street directly across from something
They live across the street (from us).
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Another video filmed by the victim picks up the scene across the street a few seconds later, after the victim retrieved her phone and saw it was damaged.
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
The local school has no sidewalks across the street, and parents are wary of speeding cars even in the school crosswalk.
Check out my story this week to learn more about the transit referendum and the big plans for Dickerson Pike and other major corridors.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2021, in partnership with Encore Renewable Energy, Bromley completed a new solar farm and installed 1,632 solar panels across the street from the ski slopes in an area of land that was not being utilized to its full potential.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The owners plan to open Tex-Mex restaurant Nada Mucho across the street in the months ahead.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
The local school has no sidewalks across the street, and parents are wary of speeding cars even in the school crosswalk.
Check out my story this week to learn more about the transit referendum and the big plans for Dickerson Pike and other major corridors.
—Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
In 2021, in partnership with Encore Renewable Energy, Bromley completed a new solar farm and installed 1,632 solar panels across the street from the ski slopes in an area of land that was not being utilized to its full potential.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The owners plan to open Tex-Mex restaurant Nada Mucho across the street in the months ahead.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Across the street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/across%20the%20street. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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