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poetry in motion

idiom
Meaning

Fluid, graceful movement.


Origin

disputed origin

The term appears in 19th-century works in a literal sense.

Examples
SIMPLE

The dancer is poetry in motion.

CONTEXTUAL

Watching the professional athlete run across the field was truly poetry in motion.

COMPLEX

The swan glided across the lake with such elegance that its movement was pure poetry in motion.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    Brownian motion

    A state of chaos or disarray.

  2. 02

    motion of someone's ocean

    The way someone moves during sex.

  3. 03

    set in motion

    To trigger movement or progress; to get going.

  4. 04

    set the wheels in motion

    to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)

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