Idiom
move heaven and earth
Meaning
To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She will move heaven and earth to help her friends.”
“The parents promised to move heaven and earth to find the best medical care for their sick child.”
“Determined to save the historic library from demolition, the local activists moved heaven and earth to secure the necessary funding and public support.”
Examples
simple
“She will move heaven and earth to help her friends.”
contextual
“The parents promised to move heaven and earth to find the best medical care for their sick child.”
complex
“Determined to save the historic library from demolition, the local activists moved heaven and earth to secure the necessary funding and public support.”
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