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

His mission: escape a chateau’s third-floor balcony, scoot over the castle wall, and land near the waiting Aston Martin.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2022

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

From Golf Digest ● Oct. 23, 2018

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

Then Marcy climbed out of the pool and made Deidre scoot over so they could all share the bench and the chips.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English