Free Flowing Idioms
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Get a move on
To hurry or move quickly.
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Move along
To keep moving, not staying in one place.
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Moved to tears
Made to cry due to something that elicited overwhelming emotions.
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Moved within earshot
To move close enough (to someone) to clearly hear what someone says or does.
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Move out of the way
To relocate to a position that is no longer an obstruction, impediment, or annoyance.
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Move in
To go into and occupy a house etc.
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Move the goalposts
To alter the rules or parameters of a situation in such a way as to suit one’s needs or objectives.
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Move up in the world
To elevate or improve one’s social, political, and/or financial position in life; to become more successful than one was before.
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Move with the times
To modify or update one’s behaviour or beliefs to reflect what is current.
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Move heaven and earth
To do everything that one possibly can.
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Move in for the kill
Literally, to approach someone or something with the intent of killing it.
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The spirit moves (one)
One feels inclined or compelled to do something.
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A false move
An action that threatens to worsen an already precarious situation.
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Move the deckchairs on the titanic
To partake in or undertake some task, activity, or course of action that will ultimately prove trivial or futile in its possible effect or outcome.
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To move the needle
To cause a noticeable change in something.
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Make a move on (one)
To attempt to attract one romantically.
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Make the first move
To initiate an interaction or sequence of events before another person
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Move mountains
To do or achieve something that is incredibly difficult.
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Move through the gears
To steadily increase one’s momentum, as of speed, intensity, progress, or success.
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Not move a muscle
To not move at all; to stay completely still.
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On the move
Moving from place to place.