Idioms for move

Origin of move

1200–50; Middle English meven, moven < Anglo-French mover ≪ Latin movēre

synonym study for move

1. See advance. 22. See motion.

OTHER WORDS FROM move

coun·ter·move, noun coun·ter·move, verb, coun·ter·moved, coun·ter·mov·ing. out·move, verb (used with object), out·moved, out·mov·ing. un·moved, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for get a move on

move
/ (muːv) /

verb

noun

See also move in, move on, move out

Word Origin for move

C13: from Anglo-French mover, from Latin movēre

Idioms and Phrases with get a move on (1 of 2)

get a move on

Also, get cracking or going or rolling. Hurry up; also, start working. For example, Get a move on, it's late, or Let's get cracking, kids, or It's time we got going, or The alarm went off ten minutes ago, so get rolling. The first colloquial expression dates from the late 1800s. The second term, also colloquial, employs the verb to crack in the sense of “travel with speed,” a usage dating from the early 1800s, but the idiom dates only from the first half of the 1900s. The third term dates from the late 1800s and also has other meanings; see get going. Get rolling alludes to setting wheels in motion and dates from the first half of the 1900s. Also see get busy; get on the stick.

Idioms and Phrases with get a move on (2 of 2)

move