moving heaven and earth
Doing everything possible
Moving heaven and earth means making every possible effort to accomplish something, implying extraordinary determination and the marshaling of all available resources: She moved heaven and earth to get her son into that school.
The phrase suggests willingness to attempt even the impossible—as if one could literally rearrange the cosmos to achieve a goal.
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- going all outExerting total effort
- endeavourDetermined attempt at something
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- pulling out all the stopsExerting maximum effort
superhuman · effort · blood sweat and tears · monumental · Sisyphean · bending over backwards · commitment · colossal · dedication · spare no effort · extraordinary · all-encompassing · no holds barred · miraculous · tenacity · determination · leave no stone unturned · come hell or high water
moving heaven and earthdoing nothing
Absence of activity
half-hearted · giving up · throwing in the towel · going through the motions · phoning it in
moving heaven and earthturning a blind eye
Intentionally disregarding something obvious
looking the other way · couldn't care less · apathy · indifference · neglect
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