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moved heaven and earth

moved heaven and earth is the simple past and past participle of move heaven and earth.

Meaning of move heaven and earth

Verb

move heaven and earth (third-person singular simple present moves heaven and earth, present participle moving heaven and earth, simple past and past participle moved heaven and earth)

  1. (idiomatic) To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.
    • He would move heaven and earth to make sure his family is healthy.
    Synonyms:
    move mountains

Questions about moved heaven and earth

What is moved heaven and earth the simple past and past participle of?
Moved heaven and earth is the simple past and past participle of move heaven and earth.

Words near moved heaven and earth in the dictionary

  1. moved down
  2. moved down a notch
  3. moved down a peg
  4. moved forward
  5. moved furniture
  6. moved heaven and earth
  7. moved house
  8. moved in
  9. moved in on
  10. moved into
  11. moved mountains

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