scoot over

Idioms  

1. Move to the side, especially to make room. For example, If you scoot over a little I'll have room to sit down. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]

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scoot over

Taylor, who is Black American, and Ruiz Taylor, who is Mexican American, smile when remembering how the dirt roads in Section 14 were so narrow that cars had to scoot over to pass each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

I scoot over and gently touch him on his right shoulder.

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 23, 2018

It’s all about throwing lanes, and he knows the game so well and so naturally that he can just scoot over and find that throwing lane.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2013

Parise beat Doughty to the puck, pushed it to his forehand and jammed it into the net before Quick could scoot over to block his shot.

From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2012

I ask Imani to scoot over, and when I look back up, I see Dray coming up with Kasim.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi