Collocations for "move"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "move" in context.
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move
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- move up and down
- move around the [classroom, yard]
- move towards the [door, school]
- move towards a [goal, dream]
- move towards [a change, progress]
- move towards [becoming, completing]
- move [forward, ahead, past]
- move through the [woods, snow, night]
- move up in the [company, department]
- move on (with your life)
- move along (now)
- move [quickly, swiftly, automatically]
- [can't, couldn't] move
- [we'd better, we should, let's] get moving
- keep (on) moving
- move it!
- move your body (to the music)
- don't move (a muscle)
- won't move a muscle to help
- [hard, difficult, impossible] to move
- move to [approve, vote, decide]
- move the [table, bed, desk]
- move the [chess piece, marker]
- move [books, papers] off the [table, desk]
- move [stock, last year's models]
- move your bowels
- sports: (has) moved the goalposts
- UK: move position
- move mountains (to)
- the [news, movie, book, song] moved me
- moves me [deeply, to tears]
- move to another [city, house, state]
- move to a new [city]
- move into a new [house, apartment]
- move in [on Saturday, next week]
- move back in (with your parents)
- move [uptown, downtown]
- move out of [the apartment, your parent's house]
- (has) moved out
- moved out of the [city, neighborhood]
- my [boyfriend, best friend] moved away
- a [swift, quick, fast, slow] move
- made a [good, poor, terrible, calculated, clever] move
- that was the [wrong, right] move
- the [child, rabbit, suspect] didn't make a move
- made a move for the [door, gun, exit]
- the family made a move to [London, Los Angeles]
- can you help me with my move (tomorrow)?
- do you need any help with the move (tomorrow)?
- the company made moves to [take over, buy out] the competitor
- one wrong move and you're [out, fired, dead]!
- is always on the move!
- tried to make a move on me!
- bust a move (on the dancefloor)
- buying that [car, house] was a smart move
- is it my move?
- whose move is it?
- [decide on, work out, plan] your next move
- get a move on (we'll be late)!
- has got all the moves!
- a move on the [chess, backgammon, checkers] board
- [perfumed, did] some sharp moves on the dancefloor
- [services, apps, products] for people on the move
'move' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth
- along
- application
- area
- ass
- attention
- awkward
- back
- backward
- bishop
- bloated
- body
- brave
- brush
- bulky
- bust
- butt
- career
- career ladder
- championship
- charter
- close
- closer
- clutch
- column
- cool
- counter
- country
- crane
- crank
- creepy
- crouch
- cue
- cumbersome
- cute
- daring
- dark
- darn
- deck
- decoy
- desktop
- discomfort
- district
- dog
- drag
- drum
- economics
- edge
- engineer
- exhausted