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mill aboutTo move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.Rate it:

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mill aroundTo move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.Rate it:

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More than One Way to Skin a CatSeveral ways are present to attain the goalRate it:

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motor effectTendency of a wire carrying an electric current in a magnetic field to move.Rate it:

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mouse overTo move a computer mouse pointer over.Rate it:

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moveA moving company nameRate it:

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move aboutTo move from place to place.Rate it:

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move alongTo continue without being distracted; to keep going.Rate it:

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move downUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see move,‎ down.Rate it:

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move downTo demoteRate it:

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move downto be demotedRate it:

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move forwardUsed other than as an idiom: see move, forward.Rate it:

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move forwardTo progress, modernizeRate it:

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move heaven and earthTo do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.Rate it:

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move houseTo change one's place of residence.Rate it:

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move inTo start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.Rate it:

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move in onTo come closer to, as if to catch or hunt.Rate it:

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move in onTo encroach or prepare to take over.Rate it:

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move itTo hurry; to hurry up.Rate it:

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move mountainsTo make every possible effort in order to achieve something.Rate it:

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move onTo leave somewhere for another place.Rate it:

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move onTo start dealing with something else.Rate it:

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move one's bodyTo dance.Rate it:

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move outTo vacate one's place of residence.Rate it:

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move overTo move so as to free up space.Rate it:

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move the goal postsTo unilaterally change the rules, or terms of an agreement, especially in an unfair or underhand way.Rate it:

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move the goalpostsTo alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.Rate it:

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move the needleTo change a situation to a noticeable degree.Rate it:

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move the yardsticksTo make progress, as used in political and corporate venues to express proactive actions.Rate it:

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move through the gearsTo gradually increase speed or output.Rate it:

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move upTo move higher. To be promoted. To pass to a higher level.Rate it:

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move upTo move one's position to allow others to occupy a place.Rate it:

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move upTo put something higher or further. To promote, put onto a higher level. To raise, put onto a higher place. To put higher on a list.Rate it:

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name of the gameThe essential element (needed to reach the principal goal or objective); the overall purpose.Rate it:

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nos van a dar las uvasget a move on; hurry up; chop chopRate it:

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one sideYou should move to one side and allow me to go through the passageway you are blocking.Rate it:

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or bustUsed to indicate one's intention to do everything possible to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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overkillAn unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.Rate it:

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pack upTo move one's residence.Rate it:

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park the busTo attempt to stop the opposition team from scoring a goal by playing extremely defensively and placing as many players as possible behind the ball.Rate it:

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pass throughTo make something move through something else.Rate it:

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peas and carrotsa phrase used by actors in background scenes that is either verbally said or mouthed to other actors so that their lips moveRate it:

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peel awayTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peel offTo separate off from the main body, to move off to one side; as in troop movements on a parade ground or an organized retreat, or columns in a procession.Rate it:

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peg outTo move one's peg to the last position on the pegboard, and thus win. [from 19th c.]Rate it:

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piece togetherTo reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements.Rate it:

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pip to the postto overcome a prominent competitor, gaining his position, especially by making a smart sudden move.Rate it:

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play hardballTo use every means possible to achieve a goal, especially in disregarding the harm caused.Rate it:

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Play it by EarTo take ones next move when one is already faced with a situation, to devise or improvise thingsRate it:

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play the anglesIn a game which involves control of a moving object, such as a ball or puck, to allow for angular movements of the object caused by bounces, rebounds, ricochets, etc. or to carefully guard the corners of the goal, net, or other scoring target.Rate it:

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