across the street vs go down the street

These two phrases are not directly comparable as they refer to different directions. 'Across the street' indicates moving from one side of the street to the other, while 'go down the street' suggests moving along the length of the street. Both phrases are correct depending on the intended direction of movement.

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across the street

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate moving from one side of the street to the other.

Use 'across the street' when you want to describe the action of moving from one side of the street to the other side.

Examples:

She lives across the street from me.
The store is located across the street from the park.

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There's another facility across the street.
Nor was killing people across the street.
A surveillance camera across the street.
Talked to the mini-mart across the street.
She lives across the street with a friend.
I'm taking these across the street.
Storefront across the street, sarge.
Location is the condemned gym across the street.
The neighbor from across the street.
Mister Softee, across the street.
With The Paradise right across the street.
Behind the big billboard lying across the street.
We just bought that house across the street.
I saw Juliette across the street.
Intel says there were two or three POWs in the building across the street from our insertion point.
I want everyone across the street.
There's action across the street.
I'm from across the street.
She was reported driving a car that's across the street.
Let's hit the houses across the street.

Alternatives:

on the other side of the street
opposite the street
across from the street
over the street
across the road

go down the street

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate moving along the length of the street.

Use 'go down the street' when you want to describe the action of moving in the direction of the length of the street.

Examples:

The bakery is just a few blocks down the street.
Keep walking straight and you'll see the library down the street.

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They come after a spark, a specific event that marked the spirits and caused a need to go down the street.
Access: Once in the center of the village go to the monument for the fallen, from there go down the street for lettopalena (in front of the monument the only descent viable) and go straight until you meet the rock on your right.
The constant commitment is that of the evangelization of society, starting from the parish, but crossing its doors to go down the street.
It's not safe to go down the street without an escort.
George and I'll go down the street and have a drink.
Nowadays, you go down the street, all you see is these - SUVs here.
Just go down the street here, make a right and look for a store called "sparkles." Okay.
Just go down the street here, make a right and look for a store called "sparkles." Okay. Thanks.
I can't go down the street this way.
I want you to go down the street and see if you can find Mr. Fuller.
Well, we can just go down the street. I know you.
You're going to go down the street, get an angle inside from over there.
To go down the street and look for Simon?
I have to go down the street to the barge, visit my friend, and then...
They had an idea to go down the street for a little night cup, but if you not up for it, we can...
And once, clear we will wound we go down the street in the morning and we read the manifesto on all columns and intersections.
We turn around and go down the street of the World back to the Komsomol (the main square).
Turn left into the Rue Châteaudun, and go down the street until its crossing with the Rue La Fayette.
As you get out of the station, turn right in the Rue La Fayette and go down the street until the Cadet metro station (near number 62 in Rue La Fayette).
On the 6th, we were a little more mobilized, the teachers' strike in secondary school encouraged the mobilization high school, allowing them to go down the street.

Alternatives:

walk along the street
proceed along the street
move down the road
go along the street
walk down the street

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