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Meanings of cross the threshold in English

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Usage of cross the threshold in English
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But how do you convince potential new customers to cross the threshold?
The Guardian
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They cross the threshold and pause; they depart, they return, twenty times.
The Life of the Bee
3
He absolutely refused to allow the priest to cross the threshold again.
Up in Ardmuirland
4
But-itsays-thesnakes won't let anything belonging to Fantastica cross the threshold.
The Neverending Story
5
The commonest sense of self-respect forbade me-properlyforbade me-tocross the threshold.
The Moonstone
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Thou canst not cross the threshold of thy father without my knowledge.
The Bravo: A Tale
7
Save your bullets until they cross the threshold, then shoot them down.
The Boy Allies at Verdun; Or, Saving France from the Enemy
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But many Bristolians have refused to cross the threshold of the venue.
The Guardian
9
Then I cross the threshold, turn, dig my shoulder into the door.
Dark Matter
10
Before he could cross the threshold, Matthew was struck in the face.
Speaks the Nightbird
11
The dog was with him, and steadfastly refused to cross the threshold.
Ghosts
12
I'll cross the threshold, go left, and clear my immediate area.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
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I hesitated to cross the threshold of the house; then I rushed forward.
Mauprat
14
It's just after seven when I cross the threshold from work.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
15
Put away every base thought when you cross the threshold of every virtue.
The Letters of Cassiodorus / Being a Condensed Translation of th...
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For seven days we won't cross the threshold of a supermarket.
The Irish Times
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