cross the river

cross the river (third-person singular simple present crosses the river, present participle crossing the river, simple past and past participle crossed the river)

1. Synonym of pass the river (to die)
   • 2014, Horton Davies, Marie-Helene Davies, David Cain, How Far Down Dare I Drink?: Promises Greater Than Dreams, page 82:

     He had come back over the frontier of death. nails, spears, and a cross. Today bombs, mines, torpedoes, and shells. The same death. But death has lost its sting since Jesus crossed the river.