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moving heaven and earth

moving heaven and earth is the present participle and gerund 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 moving heaven and earth

What is moving heaven and earth the present participle and gerund of?
Moving heaven and earth is the present participle and gerund of move heaven and earth.

Words near moving heaven and earth in the dictionary

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

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