"faire avancer les choses" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /fɛʁ a.vɑ̃.se le ʃoz/
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire avancer les choses
  1. (informal) to get things done, to keep things going, to move things along, to help move things forward Tags: informal Synonyms: faire avancer le schmilblick
    Sense id: en-faire_avancer_les_choses-fr-verb-5eIn0D8T Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "(informal) to get things done, to keep things going, to move things along, to help move things forward"
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        }
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    }
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        }
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