move heaven and earth to do
move heaven and earth
To do everything that one can to make something happen. I had to move heaven and earth to get a flight home at Christmastime.
See also: and, earth, heaven, move
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
move heaven and earth to do something
Fig. to make a major effort to do something. "I'll move heaven and earth to be with you, Mary," said Bill. I had to move heaven and earth to get there on time.
See also: and, earth, heaven, move
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- move heaven and earth
- move heaven and earth, to
- a heaven on earth
- heaven on earth
- go to the ends of the earth
- the earth moved
- all over the earth
- how, what, why, etc. on earth...
- what on earth
- earth up