move about

move about

1. To move in a continuous, aimless manner. I know you're still feeling woozy, but try moving about a little bit. Would you quit moving about in bed like that? I'm trying to sleep!
2. To cause or compel someone or something to move from one place or point to another. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "move" and "about." I rolled my ankle funny, Doc, and now it hurts to move it about. I wish you wouldn't move about the furniture like that—I have it decorated in a particular way! The teacher moves us about each month so that we sit next to different students throughout the year.
See also: move
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • move around
  • move around and move about
  • got to get moving
  • gotta
  • (I've) got to get moving
  • up to speed
  • moving
  • backward and forward
  • backward(s) and forward(s)
  • forwards
References in classic literature
And why cannot we move in Time as we move about in the other dimensions of Space?'
`You CAN move about in all directions of Space, but you cannot move about in Time.'
But you are wrong to say that we cannot move about in Time.
Time Machine
The company expects to make about $30 million and move about 40,000 boxes a year in the trade serving most of the major ports along the coast: Rio Grande, Sao Francisco do Sul, Santos, Recife, Fortaleza, Cabedelo, Maceio and Salvador.
Circling the Ships