cross up
(slang) To let down, fail or disappoint (someone); to go back on a promise to (someone).
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LLY | Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE): ⚡ Uptrend: 4H SWING CROSS UP: LLY (EMA 20 crossed above EMA 50 - 4H)
Which was kind of my point... they throw the cross up as a false signal to say, "hey, I'm a really good person" and then do nothing but evil shit...
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(slang) To let down, fail or disappoint (someone); to go back on a promise to (someone).
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(North America, informal) To double-cross or betray (someone).
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