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move heaven and earth
Idioms and Phrases
Exert the utmost effort, as in I'd move heaven and earth to get an apartment here . This hyperbolic expression was first recorded in 1792.Example Sentences
Mr Carter said the council will "move heaven and earth" to make sure it does not happen again.
Barry Hearn believes "Sheffield City Council will move heaven and earth" to keep the World Snooker Championship in the city.
US President Joe Biden vowed to "move heaven and earth" to help Baltimore recover from a deadly bridge collapse that blocked the city's port.
Speaking in the Baltimore suburb of Dundalk - with the cargo ship, the Dali, and the ruined bridge clearly visible - Mr Biden said the federal government will "move heaven and earth" to rebuild the bridge "as rapidly as humanly possible".
President Biden told reporters that the US government would "move heaven and earth to reopen the port and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible", but added that the process was going to "take some time."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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