move+heaven+and+earth
11move heaven and earth — I m going to get this promotion, even if I have to move heaven and earth to do it Syn: try one s hardest, do one s best, do one s utmost, do all one can, give one s all, spare no effort, put oneself out; strive, exert oneself, work hard; informal …
12move heaven and earth (to do something) — phrase to do everything that it is possible to do in order to make something happen I would move heaven and earth to help someone who really needed it. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: heaven …
13move heaven and earth to do something — move heaven and earth (to (do something)) 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 …
14move heaven and earth to do something — move heaven and earth (to do (something)) See at: heaven forbid …
15move heaven and earth — to do everything you can to achieve something. I moved heaven and earth to get you that interview, and you didn t even bother to show up for it! (usually + to do something) …
16move heaven and earth — {v. phr.} To try every way; do everything you can. * /Joe moved heaven and earth to be sent to Washington./ Compare: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED …
17move heaven and earth — {v. phr.} To try every way; do everything you can. * /Joe moved heaven and earth to be sent to Washington./ Compare: LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED …
18move\ heaven\ and\ earth — v. phr. To try every way; do everything you can. Joe moved heaven and earth to be sent to Washington. Compare: leave no stone unturned …
19move heaven and earth to do something — make extraordinary efforts to do a specified thing if he had truly loved her he would have moved heaven and earth to get her back …
20move heaven and earth — v. do anything that is needed (no matter how difficult) …