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move heaven and earth |
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move heaven and earth to do everything you can to achieve something (usually + to do sth) I moved heaven and earth to get you that interview, and you didn't even bother to show up for it! 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But if he should give them notice at Lady Day, Arthur and I must move heaven and earth to mollify him. I was ready to move heaven and earth to persuade my sister, and at last I did persuade her. --'Yes; take some fancy name--Simkins, Johnson, Giles, Jones, James,' says he, 'what you like bu t Dulcifer; for that scamp Softly will move heaven and earth to trace her. |
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