move heaven and earth en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.
He would move heaven and earth to make sure his family is healthy.
Our policy reflects too little of this. The official line is enduring commitment, and promises to move heaven and earth for those most in danger. But in practice Afghanistan is being swept under the carpet.
2023 March 9, Dan Jarvis, “Britain promised to move heaven and earth for all who helped us in Afghanistan. It wasn’t true”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moves heaven and earth | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| moving heaven and earth | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| moved heaven and earth | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| moved heaven and earth | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (22)
ru сде́лать всё возмо́жное (to go to extreme lengths) · fi tehdä kaikkensa (to go to extreme lengths) · ca fer mans i mànigues (to go to extreme lengths) · ca posar-hi el coll (to go to extreme lengths) · nl hemel en aarde bewegen (to go to extreme lengths) · tr çalmadık kapı bırakmamak (to go to extreme lengths) · de Himmel und Erde in Bewegung setzen (to go to extreme lengths) · ru приложи́ть все уси́лия (to go to extreme lengths) · pt fazer das tripas coração (to go to extreme lengths) · ca fer l'impossible (to go to extreme lengths) · sv röra upp himmel och jord (to go to extreme lengths) · de Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen (to go to extreme lengths) · es mover cielo y tierra (to go to extreme lengths) · pl poruszyć niebo i ziemię (to go to extreme lengths) · el κινώ γη και ουρανό (to go to extreme lengths) · es mover Roma con Santiago (to go to extreme lengths) · hu eget-földet megmozgat (to go to extreme lengths) · ca remoure cel i terra (to go to extreme lengths) · it muovere cielo e terra (to go to extreme lengths) · fi kääntää maat ja taivaat nurin (to go to extreme lengths) · pl poruszać niebo i ziemię (to go to extreme lengths) · fr remuer ciel et terre (to go to extreme lengths)