move heaven and earth
Exert the utmost effort, as in I'd move heaven and earth to get an apartment here. This hyperbolic expression was first recorded in 1792.
Words Nearby move heaven and earth
- movable type
- move
- moveable
- move a muscle
- moved
- move heaven and earth
- move-in
- moveless
- movement
- move on
- move-out
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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