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The phrase "a crack over" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a situation or action, but without additional context, it is unclear how to use it appropriately.
Example: "There was a crack over the surface of the ice, indicating it was about to break."
Alternatives: "a gap above" or "a fissure over".
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There was a six cracked over long on from the first ball he faced from spinner Rangana Herath, some easy on the eye drives and a poise at the crease of a man playing delivery rather than occasion.
When Carl leaves the theatre, he imagines the newsreel narrator describing his walk home, turning his stepping over a crack in the sidewalk into a vault over a canyon.
A crack cryptologist over at SMERSH, a.k.a. the Wall Street Journal editorial board, seems to have decoded Obama's State of the Union the same way I did.
By Hendrik Hertzberg January 31 , 2011A crack cryptologist over at SMERSH, a.k.a. the Wall Street Journal editorial board, seems to have decoded Obama's State of the Union the same way I did.
She and Christopher Bailey – the self styled chief creative officer who will now take on the CEO role in addition to his creative duties – have made a crack team over the past seven years.
The door that could have been shut upon the use of torture had been left open just a crack, and over the years to come, all manner of horrors would slip quietly through.
The pirates had taped over the portholes, but the captain once saw through a crack in the tape over the bathroom porthole that the bottom half of his ship's identifying blue funnel had been painted red.
At his desk in the Beaux-Arts City Hall, which has served as the backdrop for Hollywood films like "Presumed Innocent," Mayor James said, "Many of these up-and-coming rap artists have gained strength through struggle, have stepped over a crack vial, stepped over a hypodermic needle, and onto the stage of life".
But despite the bruises and sprained ankle Ms. Ackerman received when she stumbled over a crack in the pavement outside the Nigerian Embassy, she wishes no one harm.
In other words, if you trip over a crack in the sidewalk, but the symbol on the map indicates a hole at that location, City Hall is off the hook.
We probably don't think twice about tripping over our shoelaces, catching the edge of a rug or stumbling over a crack in the sidewalk.
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