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

They nudged each other to scoot over, making room for everyone, True said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

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

She had to scoot over a little, and that wasn’t so easy because she was attached to so much stuff.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt