Meaning of cross the streams | Babel Free

Definitions

To bring together two very disparate things, or things that the speaker thinks should be kept separate.

colloquial, humorous

Examples

“As we weave together our syndication and aggregation networks , we must remain⟳ acutely aware of each channel and where it sends or receives content to ensure that we don't cross the streams.”

“Halo Diagnostics (or Dx for short) has raised a $19 million Series A to improve⟳ diagnosis of several serious illnesses by crossing the streams from multiple tests and making the improved process⟳ easily available to providers.”

“You could certainly leave⟳ it to Johnson to cross the streams of this week’s two biggest news stories – lobbying and football.”

“Now, a new app on the App Store will allow⟳ you to run⟳ a virtual machine for Windows, Linux, and even macOS without jailbreaking your iPhone. Talk⟳ about crossing the streams.”

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