לעבור לצד השני של המיתרס

English translation: To join the other side

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Hebrew term or phrase:לעבור לצד השני של המיתרס
English translation:To join the other side
Entered by: Akiva Brest (X)

08:13 Aug 25, 2010
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Hebrew term or phrase: לעבור לצד השני של המיתרס
לעבור לצד השני של המיתרס
is there a similar saying in english?
shmoopy
To join the other side
Explanation:
or if its political:

To cross the floor
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Akiva Brest (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5To join the other side
Akiva Brest (X)
4switch to the other side of the fence
Garsan
3Crossing the line
Lingopro
3To cross to the other side of the barricade
Gad Kohenov


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To join the other side


Explanation:
or if its political:

To cross the floor


    Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cross_the_floor
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_floor
Akiva Brest (X)
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Crossing the line


Explanation:
Literally this translates to: לחצות את הקווים, which may fit your context.

Lingopro
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To cross to the other side of the barricade


Explanation:
My suggestion.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-08-25 10:10:45 GMT)
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Cross over is better.

Gad Kohenov
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switch to the other side of the fence


Explanation:
If it's in the context of politics: switch to the other side of the fence
(as in he's a fence sitter, i.e. undecided on an issue)


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fence+sitter
Garsan
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