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Meaning of "move heaven and earth" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH

move heaven and earth play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH

movableness
movably
move
move in
move on
move out
move the goalposts
moveability
moveable
moveable feast
moveableness
moveably
moved
moveless
movelessly
movelessness
movement
movements
mover
movers and shakers

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH

alkaline earth
Barth
black earth
brown earth
come back to earth
cost the earth
dearth
diatomaceous earth
down-to-earth
earth
fuller´s earth
hearth
heavy earth
on earth
potter´s earth
rare earth
red earth
run to earth
salt of the earth
underearth
unearth

Synonyms and antonyms of move heaven and earth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «move heaven and earth» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of move heaven and earth

Translation of «move heaven and earth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH

Find out the translation of move heaven and earth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of move heaven and earth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «move heaven and earth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

动天地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mover cielo y tierra
570 millions of speakers

English

move heaven and earth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वर्ग और पृथ्वी के लिए कदम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحريك السماء والأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двигаться небо и землю
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mover céus e terra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বর্গ এবং পৃথিবী সরানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

remuer ciel et terre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergerak ke langit dan bumi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

天と地を移動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하늘과 땅 을 이동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mindhah swarga lan bumi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

di chuyển trời đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வானத்தையும் பூமியையும் நகர்த்துவோம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वर्ग आणि पृथ्वी हलवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Cenneti ve dünyayı hareket ettir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

muovere cielo e terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poruszać niebo i ziemię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рухатися небо і землю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muta cerul și pământul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κινήσει γη και ουρανό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hemel en aarde beweeg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flytta himmel och jord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sette himmel og jord
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of move heaven and earth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH»

The term «move heaven and earth» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.404 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about move heaven and earth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH»

Discover the use of move heaven and earth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to move heaven and earth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Move Heaven and Earth
Miss Sylvan Miles dreaded the moment she'd see Lord Rand Malkin again.
Christina Dodd, 2009
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Intercessory Prayer Study Guide: How God Can Use Your ...
How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth Bestselling author, Dutch Sheets, unwraps the mystery of intercessory prayer, revealing our role as God's partners in His work.
Dutch Sheets, 2010
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Early American Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases
Oxford 308; Tilley H353. H174 To move Heaven and earth 1777 Lee Letters 1.320: They have taken infinite pains, according to custom, to move heaven and earth in their favor. 1781 Lee Papers 3.456: I would have moved heaven and earth.
Bartlett Jere Whiting, 1977
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Kyoka, Japan's Comic Verse: A Mad in Translation Reader
... at face-value the prefatory claims found in China's oldest poem anthology the Shi-ching ⹞⚻ (also Shijing, 2-3,000 b.p.), and Japan's second major anthology of poetry, the Kokinshû (905), namely, that poetry could move heaven and earth.
‎2009
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai
If one manifests the determination, he can move heaven and earth as he pleases. But because man is pluckless, he cannot set his mind to it. Moving heaven and earth without putting forth effort is simply a matter of concentration. A person who  ...
Yamamoto Tsunetomo, 2002
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... asked him if he d moved his bowels that day. ▻ idioms move heaven and Earth to do everything you can to achieve something: He '11 move heaven and Earth to get it done on time. • Move it! informal used to tell someone to hurry: Come on, ...
‎2008
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Werner. The deformed transformed. Heaven and earth. The ...
We '11 offer a reward; move heaven and earth, And the police (though there's none nearer than Frankfort) ; post notices in manuscript (For we've no printer); and set by my clerk To read them (for few can, save he and I). Well send out villains to ...
George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, 1831
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The works of lord Byron, containing Werner, Heaven and ...
But to the point: What's to be done? Iden. Nothing — but there's a good deal to be said. We'll offer a reward ; move heaven and earth, And the police (though there's none nearer than Frankfort) j post notices in manuscript (For we've no printer); ...
George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.), 1824
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
... where, or how move heaven and earth (to do sth) to do everything possible to achieve a result ♢ I have instructed police to move heaven and earth to find whoever is responsible for this terrible crime. a match made in heaven See at MATCH ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
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God's Seven Ways To Ease Suffering
“The Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God” (Romans 3:2). God used men in the process of writing the Scriptures, but the Word is God's; imparted and inspired by the Holy Spirit. God will move Heaven and earth to fulfill His Word when ...
Ronald D. Anton

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term move heaven and earth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hansen's wobbly proves rolling maul an issue
If the All Blacks had an Achilles heel, they needed to move heaven and earth not to expose it before the World Cup. They failed to defend at two ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Councilman asks Mosby to reopen investigations into three in …
"You have my word that we will move heaven and earth to get to the bottom of the circumstances that led up to that loss of life," Davis said. «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
3
Open voting
One might think that Kobach – in his undying defense of pure elections – would move heaven and earth to do everything possible to show ... «Hutchinson News, Jul 15»
4
Arsonists must be caught
This is at least preferable to a lone disturbed person who might start bigger and bigger fires to retain their thrill, but we should all still move heaven and earth to ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Concentrated Wealth + Widespread Stupidity = End Of Democracy
[5] They will move heaven and earth to force through tax cuts that will so starve the government of revenue that they will be "forced" to make ... «CounterCurrents.org, Jul 15»
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"Why Her?" The 9 Best Lines From Last Night's Episode Of 'Power'
Holly then tries to move heaven and earth to get the Feds off her back only to have her efforts backfire. READ: Check Out The 11 Best Lines ... «Vibe, Jul 15»
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KISU students excel in International Baccalaureate exams
... no matter how well you plan things, things will go wrong, people will let you down but some other people will move heaven and earth for you; ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
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OPINION: Concentrated Wealth + Widespread Stupidity = End of …
[5] They will move heaven and earth to force through tax cuts that will so starve the government of revenue that they will be “forced” to make ... «RINF Alternative News, Jul 15»
9
Water main break nearly sinks wedding
While unable to move heaven and earth for the wedding, the water department guys did move earth aplenty. The crew included public works ... «Foxboro Reporter, Jul 15»
10
Top 7 Bible Verses About Spiritual Blindness
God will move heaven and earth if a person genuinely seeks to know God but suppressing the knowledge of God, time after time, is where God ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

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