See move heaven and earth on Wiktionary
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"To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes."
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"(idiomatic) To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes."
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"word": "leave no stone unturned"
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"word": "move mountains"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "hemel en aarde bewegen"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "kääntää maat ja taivaat nurin"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "tehdä kaikkensa"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "remuer ciel et terre"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "Himmel und Erde in Bewegung setzen"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kinó gi kai ouranó",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "κινώ γη και ουρανό"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "eget-földet megmozgat"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "muovere cielo e terra"
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
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"word": "poruszać niebo i ziemię"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "fazer das tripas coração"
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"roman": "sdélatʹ vsjo vozmóžnoje",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "сде́лать всё возмо́жное"
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"roman": "priložítʹ vse usílija",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
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"perfective"
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"word": "приложи́ть все уси́лия"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "mover cielo y tierra"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "mover Roma con Santiago"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "röra upp himmel och jord"
},
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "çalmadık kapı bırakmamak"
}
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"word": "move heaven and earth"
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"(idiomatic) To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes."
],
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "hemel en aarde bewegen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "kääntää maat ja taivaat nurin"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "tehdä kaikkensa"
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "remuer ciel et terre"
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen"
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "Himmel und Erde in Bewegung setzen"
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "κινώ γη και ουρανό"
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"word": "eget-földet megmozgat"
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "muovere cielo e terra"
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"word": "poruszać niebo i ziemię"
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "fazer das tripas coração"
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"roman": "sdélatʹ vsjo vozmóžnoje",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "сде́лать всё возмо́жное"
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"tags": [
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"word": "приложи́ть все уси́лия"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "mover cielo y tierra"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "mover Roma con Santiago"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "röra upp himmel och jord"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to go to extreme lengths",
"word": "çalmadık kapı bırakmamak"
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"word": "move heaven and earth"
}
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