at the crossroads
at the KRAWS-rohdz
æt ðə ˈkrɒsroʊdzListen
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an idiom meaning facing a critical decision point at which the path taken will determine significantly different futures, drawn from the literal image of a junction where multiple roads diverge and a traveller must choose one; crossroads carry deep mythological significance across many cultures — they are sites of encounters with spirits, bargains with fate, and moments of transformation — and the idiom inherits this resonance of consequential choice; to be at the crossroads implies that a decision cannot be indefinitely deferred, that the multiple options before one are mutually exclusive, and that the stakes of choosing correctly are high; it is applied to careers, relationships, organisations, and nations facing structural turning points
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