as the spirit moves

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as/when the spirit moves you (humorous)

if you do something when the spirit moves you, you only do it when you want to He'll cook now and again, when the spirit moves him.

See also: move, spirit

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In fact, when you consider that the court is pretty well divided between four liberals and four conservatives with Justice Kennedy swinging from one side to another as the spirit moves him, we now enjoy a Republic of Kennedy. The Republic of Kennedy by Mona Charen / Creators.com Simply grow the flowers in portable pots and you can move the pots around from spot to spot as the spirit moves you, as a sort of moveable feast for the eyes. Old Lawns Need Landscaping Too by Mr.Andrew Caxton / Home based business community Butler, who starts his days on Brownstoner by 8:30 and blogs one item every half-hour each weekday until noon; thereafter, he blogs sporadically as the spirit moves him. Brownstoner: It\'d5s Me! by Tom Acitelli / The New York Observer More results

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In fact, when you consider that the court is pretty well divided between four liberals and four conservatives with Justice Kennedy swinging from one side to another as the spirit moves him, we now enjoy a Republic of Kennedy.

The Republic of Kennedy by Mona Charen / Creators.com

Simply grow the flowers in portable pots and you can move the pots around from spot to spot as the spirit moves you, as a sort of moveable feast for the eyes.

Old Lawns Need Landscaping Too by Mr.Andrew Caxton / Home based business community

Butler, who starts his days on Brownstoner by 8:30 and blogs one item every half-hour each weekday until noon; thereafter, he blogs sporadically as the spirit moves him.

Brownstoner: It\'d5s Me! by Tom Acitelli / The New York Observer

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