a wrong move, a threatening action "A man with a gun said, ""If you make a false move, you're dead."""
false move
(See a false move)
get a move on
hurry
it's your move
now you move or speak, it's your turn "She jumps three of my checkers and says, ""It's your move, Bud."""
make a false move
reach for the phone or a gun, try to run away """Make a false move and I'll shoot your buttons off,"" the boy said."
move heaven and earth
try every way, do everything one can I will move heaven and earth to help you get a job with our company.
move in on
take over something that belongs to another He was angry because the other salesman was moving in on his sales territory.
move it
go, go faster, get going """Move it!"" said the guard. ""Get in your cell!"""
move over
move a little, move to the next chair, make room I asked him if he would move over so I could sit beside him.
move you to tears
cause you to feel sadness or sympathy, touch you The songs in Gorecki's Third Symphony will move you to tears.
movers and shakers
owners, investors, wheeler-dealer We invited all the big investors: the movers and shakers.
on the move
moving, going from place to place The caribou are on the move again, migrating to find food.
one false move
one move to get away or call for help """One false move and you're dead,"" the gunman said to his hostage."
Black Panther movement
this movement was founded in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton, H.R. Brown and Bobby Seale. Fought for the rights of black to bear arms like white people in the late 1960's and the early 1970's
move on
to mess with:"You move on the Ice and you're going to sleep" -- Ice T (Ziplock)
move a muscle
move a little挪动一点 The girls were so startled that they did not move a muscle.女孩子们惊讶之极,在那儿一动也不动。 The robber said he would shoot the bank worker if he moved a muscle.强盗说银行职员若敢动一下,他就开枪。
move about
1.travel about到处旅行;走来走去;搬来搬去 He is a great traveller and has moved about all over the world.他是个大旅行家,走遍了全世界。 I can hear somebody moving about upstairs.我听见楼上有人走动。 Before liberation his family was moved around a good deal.解放前他的家老是搬来搬去。 2.be restless坐立不安 The children kept moving about.孩子们总动个不停。
move about/around
1.travel about到处旅行;走来走去;搬来搬去 He is a great traveller and has moved about all over the world.他是个大旅行家,走遍了全世界。 I can hear somebody moving about upstairs.我听见楼上有人走动。 Before liberation his family was moved around a good deal.解放前他的家老是搬来搬去。 2.be restless坐立不安 The children kept moving about.孩子们总动个不停。
move around
1.travel about到处旅行;走来走去;搬来搬去 He is a great traveller and has moved about all over the world.他是个大旅行家,走遍了全世界。 I can hear somebody moving about upstairs.我听见楼上有人走动。 Before liberation his family was moved around a good deal.解放前他的家老是搬来搬去。 2.be restless坐立不安 The children kept moving about.孩子们总动个不停。
move in
1.transfer one's possessions to where he is going to live搬进;迁入 Our new neighbours are moving in tomorrow.我们的新邻居明天搬来。 They decided to move the luggage in while there was time.他们决定趁还有时间把行李搬到屋子里去。 2.take possession of a place占据某地 The enemy moved in last night.敌人昨晚占领了那个地方。
move off
1.depart(开始)离开 The troops moved off at dawn.部队在黎明时出发了。 The train moved off.火车开动了。 2.be sold rapidly畅销 The first edition moved off within a week.第1版不到一星期就销完了。 3.die死 Whether from the fall or the fright,the Major moved off in a month.也不知道由于跌倒还是由于惊吓,少校不到一个月就死了。
move out
1.move or cause to move from a house,etc.搬出 The tenants of that old house are moving out to the new flats.那座老房子的住户将搬到新公寓去。 They're having to move out because they can't afford the rent.因为交不起房租他们只得准备搬家。 2.quit;leave离开 The troops have moved out.军队已经开拔了。 Tell the men to pack their kit;we're moving out.通知大家打好背包,我们要出发了。
move up
1.move farther in the direction indicated沿着指定的方向往前移动 Move up in front,we haven't any room to sit.往前移点儿,我们没地方可坐了。 Would you mind moving up a bit to that I can sit down?能不能挪点地方让我坐下来? 2.rise in rank;promote升职;提升 He's moved very rapidly up the promotion ladder.他步步高升。 She's learnt so fast that we can now move her up to a more advanced class.她学得很快,我们可以把她调到高班去。 3.(an exchange rate,etc.) rise (兑换率等)升高 The exchange rate of the pound moved up sharply.英镑的兑换率急剧上升。 4.move into a battle area进入战斗区 Two companies were moved up under cover of darkness to reinforce the front line.两个连在夜幕的掩护下增援前线。
prime mover
Idiom(s): prime mover
Theme: PEOPLE - POSITIVE
the force that sets something going; someone or something that starts something off. • The manager was the prime mover in getting the clerk fired. • Discontent with his job was the prime mover in Johns deciding to go to Alaska.
not move a muscle
Idiom(s): not move a muscle
Theme: MOVEMENT - LACKING
to remain perfectly motionless. • Be quiet. Sit there and don't move a muscle. • I was so tired I couldn't move a muscle.
move up in the world
Idiom(s): move up (in the world)
Theme: ADVANCEMENT
to advance (oneself) and become successful. • The harder I work, the more I move up in the world. • Keep your eye on John. He's really moving up.
move into
Idiom(s): move into sth
Theme: BEGINNINGS
to get started in a new enterprise, job, etc. • I moved into a new job last week. It's very exciting work. • John moved into a new line of work, too.
move heaven and earth to
Idiom(s): move heaven and earth to do sth
Theme: EFFORT
to make a major effort to do something. (Fixed order.) • “I’ll move heaven and earth to be with you, Mary," said Bill. • I had to move heaven and earth to get there on time. • Your father and I had to move heaven and earth to pay for your braces and your college bills, and what thanks do we get?
one move ahead of
Idiom(s): one jump ahead (of someone or something) AND one move ahead (of someone or something)
Theme: ALERTNESS
one (figurative) step in advance of someone or something. • Try to stay one jump ahead of the customer. • If you re one move ahead, you re well prepared to deal with problems. Then, nothing is a surprise.
Move mountains
If you would move mountains to do something, you would make any effort to achieve your aim. When people say that faith can move mountains, they mean that it can achieve a lot.
Move the goalposts
When people move the goalposts, they change the standards required for something to their advantage.
Mover and shaker
A person who is a mover and shaker is a highly respected, key figure in their particular area with a lot of influence and importance.
a mover and shaker
someone whose opinion is respected: "He's a mover and shaker in the publishing world."
move in the same circles
know the same people socially: "I'm afraid I don't know the Queen personally - we don't move in the same circles!"
get a move on|get|get a move|move
informal or slang
labor movement|labor|movement
n. Groups which form, strengthen, and increase membership in labor unions. His father was connected with the labor movement in the 1920's.
make a move|make|move
v. phr. 1. To budge; change places. "If you make a move," the masked gangster said, "I'll start shooting." 2. To go home after dinner or a party. "I guess it's time to make a move," Roy said at the end of the party.
move a muscle|move|muscle
v. phr. To move even a very little. Used in negative sentences and questions and with "if". The deer stood without moving a muscle until the hunter was gone.The girls were so startled that they did not move a muscle.You're sitting right where you were when I left! Have you moved a muscle?The robber said he would shoot the bank worker if he moved a muscle.
move heaven and earth|earth|heaven|move
v. phr. To try every way; do everything you can. Joe moved heaven and earth to be sent to Washington. Compare: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED.
move in on|move
v. phr., slang, colloquial To take over something that belongs to another. He moved in on my girlfriend and now we're not talking to each other.
on the move|move|on
adj. or adv. phr. 1. Moving around from place to place; in motion. It was a very cold day, and the teacher watching the playground kept on the move to stay warm.It was vacation time, and the highways were full of families on the move. 2. Moving forward; going somewhere. The candidate promised that if people would make him president, he would get the country on the move.
mover In addition to the idiom beginning with mover, also see prime mover.
phá một bước đi
1. tiếng lóng Để khởi hành. Chúng tui thực sự nên phải di chuyển và trở lại đường trước khi mặt trời lặn, các bạn. tiếng lóng Để khiêu vũ. (Cách sử dụng này vừa được phổ biến bởi bài hát "Bust a Move" của MC trẻ). Bạn có thấy ông nội đang chuẩn bị chuyển ra ngoài đó không? Anh ấy di chuyển khá tốt vì vừa 91 tuổi !. Xem thêm: phá sản, di chuyển
phá một bước
Sl. rời khỏi (một nơi.) Đi thôi. Đã đến lúc phá vỡ một động thái. Hãy bắt đầu một bước đi. Nhiều chuyện phải làm vào ngày mai .. Xem thêm: phá sản, di chuyển
phá một bước đi
tv. để rời khỏi (một nơi). Hãy bắt đầu một bước đi. Rất nhiều chuyện phải làm vào ngày mai. . Xem thêm: bán thân, di chuyển. Xem thêm:
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