- move heaven and earth to do something
- make extraordinary efforts to do a specified thing
if he had truly loved her he would have moved heaven and earth to get her back
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
move heaven and earth to do something
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move heaven and earth (to do something) — phrase to do everything that it is possible to do in order to make something happen I would move heaven and earth to help someone who really needed it. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: heaven … Useful english dictionary
move heaven and earth to do something — move heaven and earth (to (do something)) to do everything possible to achieve a result. I have instructed police to move heaven and earth to find whoever is responsible for this terrible crime … New idioms dictionary
move heaven and earth to do something — move heaven and earth (to do (something)) See at: heaven forbid … New idioms dictionary
move heaven and earth to — move heaven and earth (to (do something)) to do everything possible to achieve a result. I have instructed police to move heaven and earth to find whoever is responsible for this terrible crime … New idioms dictionary
move heaven and earth — (to (do something)) to do everything possible to achieve a result. I have instructed police to move heaven and earth to find whoever is responsible for this terrible crime … New idioms dictionary
move heaven and earth to do — move heaven and earth (to do (something)) See at: heaven forbid … New idioms dictionary
move heaven and earth — (to do (something)) See at: heaven forbid … New idioms dictionary
move heaven and earth — TRY ONE S HARDEST, do one s best, do one s utmost, do all one can, give one s all, spare no effort, put oneself out; strive, exert oneself, work hard; informal bend over backwards, do one s damnedest, go all out, bust a gut. → heaven * * * move… … Useful english dictionary
move heaven and earth — To say that you will move heaven and earth means that you are prepared to do everything that is possible to achieve something. I promise I will move heaven and earth to get a work permit for you … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
move heaven and earth to do something — make extraordinary efforts to do a specified thing. → the heave ho … English new terms dictionary
