move heaven and earth
To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actionsTo do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.
» The moon moves around the earth.
Der Mond bewegt sich um die Erde. — jakov
Луна вращается вокруг Земли. — marafon
Місяць обертається навколо Землі. — deniko
jakov · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(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.
Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen, Himmel und Erde in Bewegung setzen
сде́лать всё возмо́жноеsdélatʹ vsjo vozmóžnoje, приложи́ть все уси́лияpriložítʹ vse usílija
Examples
10 sentencesThe moon moves around the earth.
Місяць обертається навколо Землі. — deniko
ruЛуна вращается вокруг Земли. — marafon
deDer Mond bewegt sich um die Erde. — jakov
We are always moving with the earth.
ruМы всегда движемся вместе с землей. — Balamax
Give me somewhere to stand and I will move the earth.
deGebt mir Grund, auf dem ich stehen kann, und ich hebe die Welt aus den Angeln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I moved heaven and earth to find the book I lost at home.
To attain his goal, Tom moved the heaven and earth.
Translations
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Forms
moves heaven and earth, moving heaven and earth, moved heaven and earth, moved heaven and earth| Base form | move heaven and earth · to move heaven and earth |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | moves heaven and earth |
| Present participle | moving heaven and earth |
| Past simple | moved heaven and earth |
| Past participle | moved heaven and earth |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | move heaven and earth |
| he, she, it | moves heaven and earth |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | moved heaven and earth |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have moved heaven and earth |
| he, she, it | has moved heaven and earth |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will move heaven and earth |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.