Move heaven and earth In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "move heaven and earth", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2021-02-04 03:02

Meaning of Move heaven and earth

Move heaven and earth verb phrase

To do anything possible to achieve something you want

I'm sure Hank will move heaven and earth to find out who did this.

I would move heaven and earth to keep you safe.

You know I would move heaven and earth just to be with you.

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Making a start on something is always difficult.

Grammar and Usage of Move heaven and earth

Verb Forms

  • moved heaven and earth
  • moves heaven and earth
  • moving heaven and earth

The verb "move" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Move heaven and earth

The phrase has an uncertain origin and came into use in the 1700s. Some people believed it is related to Archimedes' statement:

“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.”

Others believed it came from a passage in the Bible, Haggai 2:6:

“…I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land…” 

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