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Idiom

make a move

Meaning

To take action.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“It is time to make a move and start the project.”

“If you really like her, you should make a move before someone else asks her out.”

“The company waited until the market stabilized before they decided to make a move to acquire their main competitor.”

Examples

simple

“It is time to make a move and start the project.”

contextual

“If you really like her, you should make a move before someone else asks her out.”

complex

“The company waited until the market stabilized before they decided to make a move to acquire their main competitor.”

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