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

Then I would scoot over to the National Arboretum.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2016

In a better mood, he likes to play with plastic coat hangers or scoot over to the refrigerator for a snack.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2015

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

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